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Finding Moonshine - A Mathematician's Journey Through Symmetry (Paperback)
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Finding Moonshine - A Mathematician's Journey Through Symmetry (Paperback)
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List price R344
Loot Price R299
Discovery Miles 2 990
You Save R45 (13%)
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This new book from the author of 'The Music of the Primes' combines
a personal insight into the mind of a working mathematician with
the story of one of the biggest adventures in mathematics: the
search for symmetry. This is the story of how humankind has come to
its understanding of the bizarre world of symmetry - a subject of
fundamental significance to the way we interpret the world around
us. Our eyes and minds are drawn to symmetrical objects, from the
sphere to the swastika, the pyramid to the pentagon. Symmetry
indicates a dynamic relationship or connection between objects, and
it is all-pervasive: in chemistry and physics the concept of
symmetry explains the structure of crystals or the theory of
fundamental particles; in evolutionary biology, the natural world
exploits symmetry in the fight for survival; symmetry and the
breaking of symmetry are central to ideas in art, architecture and
music; the mathematics of symmetry is even exploited in industry,
for example to find efficient ways to store more music on a CD or
to keep your mobile phone conversation from cracking up through
interference. Marcus du Sautoy constantly strives to push his own
boundaries to find ways in which to share the excitement of
mathematics with a broader audience; this book charts his own
personal quest to master one of the most innate and intangible
concepts, and to demonstrate the intricacy and beauty of the world
around us.
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