The Equation that Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry

The Equation that Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry

Mario Livio

Språken
FörlagSimon & Schuster
ISBN9780743274623

What do Bach's compositions, Rubik's Cube, the way we choose our mates, and the physics of subatomic particles have in common? All are governed by the laws of symmetry, which elegantly unify scientific and artistic principles. Yet the mathematical language of symmetry-known as group theory-did not e