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Contribution to the Mathematical Biophysics of Visual Perception with Special Reference to the Theory of Aesthetic Values of Geometrical Patterns

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

N. Rashevsky
N. Rashevsky*
Affiliation:
The University of Chicago
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Abstract

On the basis of previous mathematico-biophysical studies, a theory of visual perception is outlined. The theory is applied to the aesthetic values of polygonal patterns and found in fair agreement with experimental results.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , December 1938 , pp. 253 - 271
Copyright
Copyright © 1938 The Psychometric Society

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