Symmetry Discovered: Concepts and Applications in Nature and Science - Brossura

Rosen, Joe

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486294331 ISBN 13: 9780486294339

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2011

Riassunto

Symmetry provides an insight into the way nature works and is often used by scientists and technologists to help solve problems. Symmetry has numerous other applications as well — with more being discovered all the time in science, the arts and other fields of human endeavor.
This classic work provides an excellent introduction to the basic concepts and terminology (including, optionally, group theory), as well as lucid discussions of geometric symmetry, other symmetries and appropriate symmetry, symmetry in nature, uses of symmetry in science and much more.
Readers wishing to pursue specific topics will find many references that reflect the author's wide reading in the subject and his own obvious enthusiasm. For this edition, Dr. Rosen has provided a new preface, solutions to the problems, and an addendum to the bibliography.

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Contenuti

Foreword Preface Preface to the Dover edition 1 Symmetry: what? where? how? What is symmetry? Where is symmetry? How is symmetry? 2 The language of symmetry Concepts and terminology Group theory (optional) 3 Geometric symmetry Linear symmetry Planar symmetry Spatial symmetry 4 Other symmetries and approximate symmetry Temporal symmetry Permutation symmetry Color symmetry Analogy Approximate symmetry 5 Symmetry in nature Symmetries with which we are acquainted Symmetries we have no yet studied 6 Uses of symmetry in science The symmetry principle The symmetry approach Symmetry in research Conclusion Bibliography Addendum to Bibliography Solutions to problems Index

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Book by Rosen Joe

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0486294331
• ISBN 13: 9780486294339
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 152