Imaging the Cheops Pyramid
In this book Egyptian Archeology and Mathematics meet. The author is an expert in theories and applications in Solid Mechanics and Inverse Problems, a former professor at Ecole Polytechnique and now works with Electricité de France on maintenance operations on nuclear power plants. In the Autumn of...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Édition: | 1st ed. 2012. |
| Collection: | Solid Mechanics and Its Applications
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur Accès sur la plateforme Istex Accès Université d'Orléans Accès INSA CVL |
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Imaging the Cheops pyramid, H.D. Bui, 2012, Dordrecht, Springer, 1 vol. (xvii-83 p.), Solid mechanics and its applications, 978-94-0072656-7 • Imaging the Cheops Pyramid, Texte imprimé, 9789400726581 • Imaging the Cheops pyramid, H.D. Bui, 2012, Dordrecht, Springer, 1 vol. (xvii-83 p.), Solid mechanics and its applications, 978-94-0072656-7 • Imaging the Cheops Pyramid, Texte imprimé, 9789401778688 |
Table des matières:
- Introduction Preface Marc Albouy On the Cheops pyramid studies Historical context of the studies The mystery of the unknown Chamber What we know and do not know in the pyramid The Petrie sequence and the puzzle of stones Herodotus or Saurenon Microgravity in Geomechanics A high precision balance Auscultation of sites The limitations of auscultation Inverse problems and the butterfly effect The working conditions in the Cheops operation The blind test Density images by microgravity The second solar boat discovery The measurement campaign in the pyramid site Measurement results near the King's Chamber structure The low mean density 2.05 T/m3 of the pyramid Interstices and voids Direct computation of gravity due to a cavity Inversion of gravity data for finding cavities near the chambers Some Mathematics of the inversion Imaging the pyramid with microgravity measurements Three-dimensional meshes of the pyramid Results on the imaging of the surface density The Densitogram Raising the density Virtual reconstruction of the pyramid The Hölscher ramp and the steps of the construction Macroscopic and microscopic points of view The densitogram and the Borchardt pyramid The Houdin internal ramp tunnel The mystery of the King's tomb Golden number and intertwined Spirals Appendix Filling the cornices True density and mean density Comparison with observations Notes Bibliography Permissions and Acknoledgments Index About the Author.