Symmetry /

Symmetry is a classic study of symmetry in mathematics, the sciences, nature, and art from one of the twentieth century's greatest mathematicians. Hermann Weyl explores the concept of symmetry beginning with the idea that it represents a harmony of proportions, and gradually departs to examine...

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Main Author: Weyl, Hermann (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2015
Series:Princeton Science Library ; 47
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ISBN:9781400874347
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Bilateral symmetry
  • Translatory, rotational, and related symmetries
  • Ornamental symmetry
  • Crystals. The general mathematical idea of symmetry
  • Appendices
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index