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Why Beauty Is Truth: A History of Symmetry by Stewart, Ian
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- ISBN
- 9780465082377
- Book Title
- Why Beauty Is Truth : a History of Symmetry
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
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- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
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- Genre
- Mathematics, Social Science, Science
- Topic
- Cognitive Science, Group Theory, History & Philosophy, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Physics / General, Essays
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- 10 oz
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- 5.4 in
- Number of Pages
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Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
0465082378
ISBN-13
9780465082377
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63177105
Product Key Features
Book Title
Why Beauty Is Truth : a History of Symmetry
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Cognitive Science, Group Theory, History & Philosophy, Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Physics / General, Essays
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Mathematics, Social Science, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
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Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
10 oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.4 in
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Dewey Edition
22
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Eighth Grade
Dewey Decimal
539.7/25
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College Graduate Student
Synopsis
Hidden in the heart of the theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, string theory, and modern cosmology lies one idea: symmetry. Symmetry has been a key concept for artists, architects, and musicians for centuries, but as a mathematical principle it remained, until very recently, an arcane pursuit. In the twentieth century, however, symmetry emerged as central to the most fundamental ideas in physics and cosmology. "Why Beauty Is Truth" chronicles its history, from ancient Babylon to twenty-first century physics. World-famous mathematician Ian Stewart tells the compelling stories of the eccentric and occasionally tragic mathematical geniuses as he describes how symmetry grew into one of the most important ideas of modern science., An eminent mathematician and writer explores an idea both simple and complex, both multidisciplinary and unifying-the story of symmetry, At the heart of relativity theory, quantum mechanics, string theory, and much of modern cosmology lies one concept: symmetry. In Why Beauty Is Truth , world-famous mathematician Ian Stewart narrates the history of the emergence of this remarkable area of study. Stewart introduces us to such characters as the Renaissance Italian genius, rogue, scholar, and gambler Girolamo Cardano, who stole the modern method of solving cubic equations and published it in the first important book on algebra, and the young revolutionary Evariste Galois, who refashioned the whole of mathematics and founded the field of group theory only to die in a pointless duel over a woman before his work was published. Stewart also explores the strange numerology of real mathematics, in which particular numbers have unique and unpredictable properties related to symmetry. He shows how Wilhelm Killing discovered "Lie groups" with 14, 52, 78, 133, and 248 dimensions-groups whose very existence is a profound puzzle. Finally, Stewart describes the world beyond superstrings: the "octonionic" symmetries that may explain the very existence of the universe., At the heart of relativity theory, quantum mechanics, string theory, and much of modern cosmology lies one concept: symmetry. In Why Beauty Is Truth , world-famous mathematician Ian Stewart narrates the history of the emergence of this remarkable area of study. Stewart introduces us to such characters as the Renaissance Italian genius, rogue, scholar, and gambler Girolamo Cardano, who stole the modern method of solving cubic equations and published it in the first important book on algebra, and the young revolutionary Evariste Galois, who refashioned the whole of mathematics and founded the field of group theory only to die in a pointless duel over a woman before his work was published. Stewart also explores the strange numerology of real mathematics, in which particular numbers have unique and unpredictable properties related to symmetry. He shows how Wilhelm Killing discovered Lie groups" with 14, 52, 78, 133, and 248 dimensions-groups whose very existence is a profound puzzle. Finally, Stewart describes the world beyond superstrings: the octonionic" symmetries that may explain the very existence of the universe.
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Q172.5.S95S744 2008
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