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Symmetry

By Hermann , Weyl

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9780691173252, 0691173257
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14987073 bytes)
Series
Princeton science library
Edition
New Princeton Science Library edition
Pages
168 pages : illustrations, charts ; 22 cm\178
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Aesthetics;Proportion (Art);Symmetry;Symmetry (Mat

Description

Bilateral symmetry -- Translatory, rotational, and related symmetries -- Ornamental symmetry -- Crystals. The general mathematical idea of symmetry.;"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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