Symmetry - Rilegato

Weyl, Hermann

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ISBN 10: 0691080453 ISBN 13: 9780691080451

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 1952

Riassunto

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 its more abstract varieties and manifestations--as bilateral, translatory, rotational, ornamental, and crystallographic. Weyl investigates the general abstract mathematical idea underlying all these special forms, using a wealth of illustrations as support. Symmetry is a work of seminal relevance that explores the great variety of applications and importance of symmetry.

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"Dr. Weyl presents a masterful and fascinating survey of the applications of the principle of symmetry in sculpture, painting, architecture, ornament, and design; its manifestations in organic and inorganic nature; and its philosophical and mathematical significance."--Scientific American

"Weyl offers deep insight into [the concept of symmetry], its foundations in group theory, its applications in physics, chemistry, and biology, and its role in art."--Manfred Eigen and Ruthild Winkler in Laws of the Game

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• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1952
• ISBN 10: 0691080453
• ISBN 13: 9780691080451
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 176