Symmetry: A Journey into the Patterns of Nature
If you are a mathematician, you might be able to identify 196,883 as the number of dimensions possessed by the aptly named monster automorphism group. The awesome centerpiece of Griess algebra possesses more symmetries than there are atoms in the sun. Oxford professor Marcus du Sauytoy uses this...
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If you are a mathematician, you might be able to identify 196,883 as the number of dimensions possessed by the aptly named monster automorphism group. The awesome centerpiece of Griess algebra possesses more symmetries than there are atoms in the sun. Oxford professor Marcus du Sauytoy uses this example, as well as dozens of others, to illustrate the pervasive presence and fundamental usefulness of symmetries. This beautifully illustrated book will appeal to the eye as well as the mind.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780060789404 (0060789409)
Publish date: March 11th 2008
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
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