According to the British media "Daily Star" reported on July 7, Dr. Tom Croft, a professor from Oxford University, not only did a good job in the professional field, but also became an Internet celebrity in his spare time, showing artistic tattoos on his personal account to express his love for mathematics.
In today's society, tattoos have become a way to express personal ideas and beliefs, whether it is tattooing the name of their lover or a life motto, it can be described as the focus and passion of life. Dr. Croft's formula tattoo is a wonderful example of a perfect love of mathematics. According to media reports, he deliberately opened an online channel called "Tom Plays Math", which now has more than 60,000 fans.
Dr. Croft's fans love to watch him explain the beauty of the art of numbers and permanently tattoo these wonderful numbers and equations on their bodies. Croft says he has devoted his life to mathematical research, and the beauty of these equations needs to be slowly experienced, and he is willing to show them with his own skin.
When we study mathematics, we often hear "the beauty of numbers", and for a mathematician, no number can be more beautiful than Euler's identity. This is because it is the only equation that contains the mathematical constants Pi, i, e, and 0 and 1. Croft tattooed this perfect formula on one of his arms, and the other arm was tattooed with Euler's number. The Euler index is also known as exponent e because it is an infinite non-looping decimal, and Croft tattooed it several times around his forearm.
Rather than tattooing the numbers directly, Croft chose a more subtle tribute to pi. He tattooed several rings on his wrist to represent the beauty of geometric circles. Another tattoo showing colorful numbers jumping out of the zipper reflects the wonderful journey into the world of mathematics. The tattoos were designed by Knight, an artist from Cambridge who, like Croft, was an influencer with thousands of followers.