The football

What does a football have to do with Platonic solids, Archimedean geometry and fluid mechanics? Étienne Ghys’ The Football answers this with elegance and charm.The subtitle ‘The amazing mathematics...

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The Mathematical Gazette
Published
2026-09-10
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00255572.2026.2726046
Primary Topic
Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics
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The football

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The football

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Abstract

What does a football have to do with Platonic solids, Archimedean geometry and fluid mechanics? Étienne Ghys’ The Football answers this with elegance and charm.The subtitle ‘The amazing mathematics...

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