Seeing the Invisible

Science, Art, and Art-Inspired Science
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-3-032-35767-0
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Buch, Englisch, 89 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

explores the dynamic relationship between scientific inquiry and artistic creation. Author Huabei Jiang draws on disciplines such as biomedical engineering, optics and photonics, applied mathematics, and physics to weave together the concepts of “science in art” and “art in science.” The book transitions from topics such as diffuse optical tomography and quantitative photoacoustic tomography to aesthetically inspired studies of symmetry breaking, topology, phase-contrast imaging, and the second law of thermodynamics. Chapters cover a broad range of subjects, including Monet's atmospheric effects, Chinese calligraphy, and the application of the golden ratio in both classical and quantum physics. The author presents his framework of aesthetic geometry (AeG), a method for exploring science through an aesthetic lens and creating art through scientific principles.

Written in a tutorial style, the book condenses cutting-edge research in biomedical imaging while demonstrating how aesthetic reasoning can lead to new problem formulations, modeling strategies, and visualization techniques. The book will engage advanced researchers and graduate students in fields such as biomedical engineering, medical imaging, optics, physics, and applied mathematics, as well as scholars in art-science studies and practitioners interested in creativity, visualization, and scientific imaging as a cultural technique. The result is a concise work that exemplifies rigor without exaggeration, illustrating how focused aesthetic attention can enhance theory, experimentation, and design.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jiang, Huabei

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion Informationsvisualisierung
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Biomedizin, Medizinische Forschung, Klinische Studien
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Biophysik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Science in Art.- Art in Science.- Mathematic Beauty and Phase-contrast Diffuse Optical Tomography.- Monet’s Paintings and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.- Chinese Calligraphy and Topology.- Science-inspired Art.- Brokenness of Symmetry and Quantitative Photoacoustic Tomography.- Role of Golden Ratio in Classic and Quantum Physics.- Aesthetic Geometry: Exploring Science Aesthetically and Creating Art Scientifically.- On the Mathematic Beauty of a Theory in Science.

Über Autor(innen)

Huabei Jiang, Ph.D., joined the University of South Florida (USF) in 2017 as a professor and founding faculty member of USF’s Medical Engineering Department and the founding Director of the USF Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging. He began his career as an assistant professor of physics at Clemson University in 1997 and was promoted to full professor there in 2003. He joined the University of Florida (UF) in 2005 as a founding senior faculty member of the newly established Biomedical Engineering Department. He became the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Endowed Professor in 2008. He has published over 500 peer-reviewed scientific articles and patents and is the author of several books, including (Springer, 2022) and (IOP Publishing, 2020). Professor Jiang is a Fellow of Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America), the International Society of Optical Engineering (SPIE), and the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Outside of his research and teaching, he enjoys practicing Chinese Calligraphy and painting (ink/color pencil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, and oil). He had two one-person exhibitions of his artworks in July 2019 and August 2023 in Chengdu, China, and has won multiple awards in several international art competitions.