Symmetry

Hermann Weyl (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2016
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-17325-2 (ISBN)

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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.

Hermann Weyl (1885-1955) was one of the twentieth century's most important mathematicians, and a key figure in the development of quantum physics and general relativity. He was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and the author of many books.

Bilateral symmetry 3 Translatory, rotational, and related symmetries 41 Ornamental Symmetry 83 Crystals. The General mathmatical idea of symmetry 119 Appendices A. Determination of all finite groups of proper rotations in 3-space 149 B. Inclusion of improper rotations 155 Acknowledgements 157 Index 161

Erscheinungsdatum	23.09.2016
Reihe/Serie	Princeton Science Library
Zusatzinfo	72 halftones.
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	227 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geometrie / Topologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Thermodynamik
ISBN-10	0-691-17325-7 / 0691173257
ISBN-13	978-0-691-17325-2 / 9780691173252
Zustand	Neuware