Math/Physics Tattoo Idea Request - Warren

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around ideas for a math or physics-themed tattoo that balances artistic appeal with symbolic meaning. Participants explore various concepts while adhering to specific aesthetic requirements, such as size and abstraction.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Warren seeks a tattoo design that appears abstract and artistic rather than overtly mathematical or scientific.
  • Some participants suggest designs like a Calabi-Yau manifold or a Mobius strip, noting their potential for artistic interpretation.
  • Warren expresses interest in a decorative Mobius strip and mentions the importance of the artist's rendering.
  • There are suggestions for designs such as the Mandelbrot set, light cones, and hypercubes, with varying opinions on their aesthetic appeal.
  • Some participants express skepticism about the overall quality of tattoos they have seen, emphasizing a preference for line art over solid colors.
  • Warren mentions a desire for something that can be easily explained to non-physicists, ruling out complex equations.
  • There is a discussion about the cultural significance of tattoos, with some participants arguing that tattoos can hold personal meaning regardless of their aesthetic value.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a range of opinions on what constitutes a good tattoo design, with no clear consensus on specific ideas. Some agree on the need for artistic interpretation, while others have differing views on the aesthetic qualities of potential designs.

Contextual Notes

Participants highlight limitations in their preferences, such as avoiding large patches of solid color and the desire for designs that are not overly pictorial or diagrammatic. There is also uncertainty regarding how well certain mathematical concepts would translate into tattoo art.

  • #121
Who is your fave physics wizard/mathemitizer?!
 
Mathematics news on Phys.org
  • #122
I'd get a t-shirt with bubble chamber designs on it, but never a tattoo of it.
A tattoo of equations and stuff like that just makes it look like you're trying too hard to look smart.
 
  • #123
leroyjenkens said:
A tattoo of equations and stuff like that just makes it look like you're trying too hard to look smart.

Or stupid.
 
  • #124
I remember when a friend of mine wanted to get a tatoo of E=mc^2. I told him that was so weak (of course, I was joking). I told him that the equation was algebriac. I said get something "manly" like a partial differential equation like the Schrödinger or Dirac equation.
 
  • #125
I don't recommend tattoos, but the 7th order KdV equation around a wrist or other limb would be interesting to see (on someone else but me). Not sure yet what it's useful for though.
 
  • #126
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Do it, be an hero!
 
  • #127
Decided to get a Mandelbrot fractal below my clavicle and the bubble tracks wrapped around my bicep. I went in and worked a design with the artist yesterday. I was pretty stunned when I came home to read Mandelbrot died yesterday.
 
  • #129
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  • #130
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  • #131
1MileCrash said:
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There is a square missing, it should be E^2 instead of E in the energy-momentum relation.

How does this happen? I noticed it within 2 seconds of looking at that picture. You'd think people would pay more attention to what they permanently write on their skin.

Then again, I've seen a lot worse tattoo typos on the internets...
 
  • #132
I am seriously considering a tesseract. I love this one. I would like to get it in a smaller version and on the inside of my bicep.
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  • #133
How about a tattoo from mother nature?

http://thecaudallure.com/2012/03/03/lichtenberg-scar/

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  • #134
Amanheis said:
There is a square missing, it should be E^2 instead of E in the energy-momentum relation.

How does this happen? I noticed it within 2 seconds of looking at that picture. You'd think people would pay more attention to what they permanently write on their skin.

Then again, I've seen a lot worse tattoo typos on the internets...

LOL. I'm guessing the owner of that tatoo is more of a physics "admirer" than a physics practicer.
 
  • #135
I know this might be a bit pictorial, but how about Feynman diagrams. Maybe, a tatoo of the one loop corrections to the QED Lagrangian? My friend has some Feynman diagrams for tatoos and it always leads to interesting conversations at parties.
 
  • #136
I'm thinking of getting a Feynman diagram tattoo myself for various reason, however I'm not sure which to go with - the standard electromagnetic (http://uslhc.quantumdiaries.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/eetoee1.png ) seems a bit boring, does anyone have any suggestions?
 
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