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Symmetry is the concept that bridges the worlds of art and science, a concept that spans the world of theoretical physics and the everyday world we see around us. This book shows how group theory can explain the symmetry and order of both the natural and the human-made worlds.
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His book takes on something of the form of a historical detective story as he digs into the events surrounding Galois s death... A fine contribution to mathematical literature. --'Financial Times'
A lively addition to the small number of popular accounts of these climatic developments in mathematics. His tale is many-stranded. --'Times Higher Education Supplement'
Livio offers a heartbreakingly potted biography of Galois, whom he dubs the Lord Byron of mathematics ... an intellectual journey that is as circuitous as it is vertiginous... The Equation That Couldn t Be Solved excitingly exhibits the scope and reach of Livio s wide-ranging interdisciplinary curiosity. --'Jewish Chronicle'
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Mario Livio is the former head of the Science Division of the Hubble Space Telescope Science institute. His previous books include The Golden Ratio. He is knowledgeable, enthusiastic and fascinated by the role of mathematics in every aspect of life: from art and music to human evolution, Monticello's The Birth of Venus , William Morris's wallpaper and Mozart's Symphony 40 in G Minor
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- EditoreSouvenir Press Ltd
- Data di pubblicazione2007
- ISBN 10 0285637894
- ISBN 13 9780285637894
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- LinguaInglese
- Numero di pagine368
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The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry: How a Mathmatical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
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Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2007
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ISBN 13: 9780285637894
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. For centuries the phenomenon of symmetry had defied mathematicians' attempts to define it in a single equation. The attempt to create this equation, the quintic equation, would open up a route to group theory, and group theory lies at the heart of modern science and modern technology. The discovery of group theory paved the way for Einstein's theory of general relativity, modern physics and the search for a unifying theory of the cosmos. I have no time , wrote Evariste Galois in the margin of his manuscript which finally solved the quintic equation, and invented a new branch of mathematics, that of group theory. Aged only twenty he died shortly after in a duel, regarded as one of the greatest scholars of his age and as a revolutionary in Louis Philippe's France he was a member of the same republican society as Alexandre Dumas (and was imprisoned along with the poet Gerard de Nerval for his political sympathies). The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR002021796
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Equation That Couldn't be Solved: How a Mathmatical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry Livio, Mario
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Souvenir Press Ltd, 2007
ISBN 10: 0285637894
ISBN 13: 9780285637894
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Equation That Couldn't be Solved: How a Mathmatical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry Livio, Mario
Editore:
Souvenir Press Ltd, 2007
ISBN 10: 0285637894
ISBN 13: 9780285637894
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Condizione: Good. Unread copy. Bumps/wear at edges/corners. Light marks and scratches to cover/text blocks. Text excellent. Codice articolo 112770-4
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