The Möbius Strip

Eli Maor
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Eli Maor: Oakland University, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Chapter 18 in To Infinity and Beyond, 1987, pp 139-148 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract At one time a famous mathematical curiosity, later a source of inspiration for artists, the strange properties of the Möbius strip have fascinated professionals and laymen alike ever since its discovery in 1865. Named after its creator, the German mathematician and astronomer August Ferdinand Möbius (1790–1868), it was the embryo of an entirely new branch of mathematics known as topology, the study of those properties of a surface which remain invariant when the surface undergoes a continuous deformation.

Keywords: Mathematical Creation; Color Plate; Rectangular Strip; Subway System; German Mathematician (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1987
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-5394-5_18

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