Scientists have studied trees depicted in various works of art and found they contain fractals, following relatively simple ...

This science of trees inspired my colleague and me to measure the scaling of tree branch diameter in art. Among my favorite images is a carving of a tree from a late-medieval mosque in India.

and empirically compare art with theories of branch thickness developed in biology,” researchers explained. open image in gallery Leonardo da Vinci's sketch of a tree illustrates the principle ...

The math concept hidden in this tree art — geometric shapes known as fractals ... a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin. Like the branches, twigs and leaves of a tree, fractals ...