
![intothecontinuum:
Mathematica code:
ListAnimate[ Table[Show[ Table[Graphics[ GraphicsComplex[ Table[ {-(.975 + .025*Mod[.5 t + .5 G, 1])^n*Sin[n*3.586], (.975 + .025*Mod[.5 t + .5 G, 1])^n*Cos[n*3.586]}, {n, 0, 416}], {Opacity[(G +(.3+ t) (-1)^G)], Polygon[Table[i, {i, 1, 416, 1}]]}], PlotRange -> .04, ImageSize -> 500], {G, {0, 1}}]],{t, 0, .95, .05}]]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3q4x8qKaf1qfjvexo1_r2_500.gif)
Mathematica code:
ListAnimate[
Table[Show[
Table[Graphics[
GraphicsComplex[
Table[
{-(.975 + .025*Mod[.5 t + .5 G, 1])^n*Sin[n*3.586],
(.975 + .025*Mod[.5 t + .5 G, 1])^n*Cos[n*3.586]},
{n, 0, 416}],
{Opacity[(G +(.3+ t) (-1)^G)], Polygon[Table[i, {i, 1, 416, 1}]]}],
PlotRange -> .04, ImageSize -> 500],
{G, {0, 1}}]],
{t, 0, .95, .05}]]
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Mathematica code:
F[a_, L_, r_, s_, t_] :=
Table[
{-(r + s*Cos[t])^n*Sin[n*a], (r + s*Cos[t])^n*Cos[n*a]}, {n, 0, L}]
V :=
{{1.45631, 556, .995, .003}, {2.94712, 502, .998, .001},
{4.50891, 485, .9955, .0025}, {4.9367, 630, .997, .002}}
Table[
ListAnimate[
Table[
Graphics[
Polygon[
F[Part[Part[V, G], 1], Part[Part[V, G], 2], Part[Part[V, G], 3], Part[Part[V, G], 4], t]],
PlotRange -> 1, ImageSize -> 250],
{t, 0, 2 Pi, 2 Pi/40}]],
{G,1,4,1}


