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The Shape of Space

By Jeffrey R. Weeks

Book information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0-8247-0709-5, 9780824707095
LCC
QA612.2 .W44 2002
Open Library ID
OL3956122M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9148164 bytes)
Series
Pure and Applied Mathematics
Edition
2nd
Pages
328\405
Library
Great Science Textbooks
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Maintaining the standard of excellence set by the previous edition, this textbook covers the basic geometry of two- and three-dimensional spaces Written by a master expositor, leading researcher in the field, and MacArthur Fellow, it includes experiments to determine the true shape of the universe and contains illustrated examples and engaging exercises that teach mind-expanding ideas in an intuitive and informal way. Bridging the gap from geometry to the latest work in observational cosmology, the book illustrates the connection between geometry and the behavior of the physical universe and explains how radiation remaining from the big bang may reveal the actual shape of the universe.

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