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Poster 07·A3·D for idea 07, “Spacetime is quantum”: a smooth curve that turns into a staircase.

№ 084 · 07·A3·D

Spacetime is quantum

1936–1967 · Quantum gravity

Idea
07 of 10
Layout
Route A · diagonal · seed 7
Theme
dark · dark-grain texture
Drawing
A smooth curve that is replaced past one point by steps whose width grows 16 % each step; dashed, the smooth curve it leaves behind. Schematic.
Figures
  • Fig. 7.3Net, 5th–7th century
  • Fig. 7.4Lace, 16th century
  • Fig. 7.5Net Trimming, American, 1800–1900
  • Fig. 7.6Cap crown, mid-18th century
  • Fig. 7.7Lace, Flemish, 1720–40
  • Fig. 7.14Net fragment, ca. 1300–1080 BCE
  • Fig. 7.15Lace, French, fourth quarter 17th century
Format
1680 × 2376 · 1 : 1.414 · AVIF 6 KB / 18 KB / 60 KB
Use
© 2026 Rantasalo & Co. Oy. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: share unchanged, with credit, non-commercially. Photographs and textures: public domain (CC0), The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access.