Finding Moonshine : A Mathematician's journey through Symmetry / Marcus du Sautoy.
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TextPublisher: Fourth Estate,London : Harper, c2008Description: 376 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780060789404; 0060789409Uniform titles: Finding moonshine Subject(s): Symmetry (Mathematics) | Geometry in nature | Geometry | NatureDDC classification: 510.92 SAU LOC classification: Q172.5.S95 | D87 2008Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description Summary: A mathematician draws on scientific findings about the role of symmetry in understanding the dynamic relationship between objects, exploring such topics as the theory of fundamental particles, the role of symmetry in evolutionary biology, and the discovery of an enormous dimensional space snowflake.
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"First published in Great Britain as Finding Moonshine in 2008 by Fourth Estate"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-359) and index.
A mathematician draws on scientific findings about the role of symmetry in understanding the dynamic relationship between objects, exploring such topics as the theory of fundamental particles, the role of symmetry in evolutionary biology, and the discovery of an enormous dimensional space snowflake.
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