This paper provides the mathematical and scientific model of the FÂ. The FÂ is a divinatory art traditionally practiced in particular by the populations of the Gulf of Benin (West Africa). It is as much a science (geomancy) as a divinity presiding over the fate of man over his past, present and future by teaching him his deep links with nature through allegorical tales linked to each arcane.

Far from being a science of empirical divination, we will show that the FÂ corpus uses very elaborate notions of mathematical fields such as algebra and geometry.

FÂ system, plane isometries, Klein group, group action, matrices.

Received: October 1, 2021; Accepted: November 13, 2021; Published: November 23, 2021

How to cite this article: d’ALMEIDA Zokpé Zoki and EDARH-BOSSOU Toyo Koffi, Mathematics of the FÂ: case of algebra and geometry, Universal Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences 15 (2022), 1-9. DOI: 10.17654/2277141722001

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