Symmetry and the monster : one of the greatest quests of mathematics /
The hunt for the 'Monster' of symmetry is one of the great mathematical quests, alongside Fermat's Last Theorem, the Riemann Hypothesis, and Poincar--eacute--; Conjecture. The Monster is a giant snowflake in 196,884 dimensions - the largest exception to our neat classifications of sym...
| Основен автор: | Ronan, Mark. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=201049 |
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Print version::
Symmetry and the monster. |
| Резюме: |
The hunt for the 'Monster' of symmetry is one of the great mathematical quests, alongside Fermat's Last Theorem, the Riemann Hypothesis, and Poincar--eacute--; Conjecture. The Monster is a giant snowflake in 196,884 dimensions - the largest exception to our neat classifications of symmetry, with a beautiful structure which may turn out to unlock our understanding of symmetry, string theory, and the very fabric of our universe. The story of its discovery became the biggest joint mathematical project of all time - involving determination, luck, and some very extraordinary characters. - ;Mathemat. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (vii, 255 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781429487245 1429487240 9780191517662 0191517666 |