Van Gogh painted perfect turbulence

A famous picture painted by Van Gogh has been analyzed and found to be a highly accurate model of turbulence.

Van Gogh, The Starry Night

The Starry Night has been found to contain very accurate depictions of turbulence. Other paintings by Van Gogh that contain this accurate depiction include the Road with Cypress and Star (1890) and Wheat Field with Crows (1890).

Written by tb_neg on July 21st, 2006 with comments disabled.
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