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Mandalas, screws, pears, and Klein bottles

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The goal of this article is to present an informal introduction and tutorial on the production of aesthetically pleasing solid models. The article is intended for the nonmathematical reader interested in computer art. Simple generating formulas and recipes are included.

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Pickover, C.A. Mandalas, screws, pears, and Klein bottles. The Visual Computer 9, 227–229 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01901726

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