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Klein found a rational function of one complex variable that is invariant under the icosahedron's symmetries. This function ℑ: P1P1 equals 0 at the centers of the icosahedron's faces, 1 on the midpoints of its edges, and ∞ at its vertices:

The color shows its phase. The contour lines show its magnitude.










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