Lissajous Curve - Popular Culture

Popular Culture

  • Lissajous figures are sometimes used in graphic design as logos. Examples include:
    • The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (a = 1, b = 3, δ = π/2)
    • The Lincoln Laboratory at MIT (a = 4, b = 3, δ = 0)
    • The University of Electro-Communications, Japan (a = 3, b = 4, δ = π/2).
  • In computing, Lissajous figures are in some screen savers.

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