Can You Hear the Shape of a Drum?
- Synopsis
- A lecture on the degree to which the shape of a vibrating membrane is determined by its eigen values, or normal modes of vibration. The history of the problem - which spans half a century of active research; the spirit of applied mathematics; the methods of proof; the Wiener integral, etc. Knowledge of Brownian motion and diffusion will be helpful.*
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 67 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1965
- Availability
- Hire
- Subjects
- Mathematics
- Keywords
- vibrations
Credits
- Cast
Professor Kac
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Higher Education Film & Video Library
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac. External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1503
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ - Notes
- Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.
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