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UNINA9910449939603321 |
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Mumford David <1937-> |
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Indra's pearls : the vision of Felix Klein / / David Mumford, Caroline Series, and David Wright ; with cartoons by Larry Gonick [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 |
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1-107-71306-4 |
0-511-05897-7 |
1-107-71268-8 |
0-511-06743-7 |
1-107-71814-7 |
0-511-06530-2 |
1-107-05005-7 |
0-511-15720-7 |
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1 online resource (xix, 395 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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The language of symmetry -- A delightful fiction -- Double spirals and MoĢbius maps -- The Schottky dance -- Fractal dust and infinite words -- Indra's necklace -- The glowing gasket -- Playing with parameters -- Accidents will happen -- Between the cracks -- Crossing boundaries -- Epilogue -- Index -- Road map. |
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Felix Klein, one of the great nineteenth-century geometers, discovered in mathematics an idea prefigured in Buddhist mythology: the heaven of Indra contained a net of pearls, each of which was reflected in its neighbour, so that the whole Universe was mirrored in each pearl. Klein studied infinitely repeated reflections and was led to forms with multiple coexisting symmetries. For a century, these images barely existed outside the imagination of mathematicians. However, in the 1980s, the authors embarked on the first computer exploration of Klein's vision, and in doing so found many further extraordinary images. Join the authors on the path from basic mathematical ideas to |
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the simple algorithms that create the delicate fractal filigrees, most of which have never appeared in print before. Beginners can follow the step-by-step instructions for writing programs that generate the images. Others can see how the images relate to ideas at the forefront of research. |
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UNINA9910791268403321 |
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Myanmar [[electronic resource] ] : society & culture / / World Trade Press |
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Petaluma, Calif., : World Trade Press, c1993-2010 [2010] |
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[2nd ed.] |
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1 online resource (14 p.) |
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Burma Social life and customs |
Burma Guidebooks |
Burma Description and travel |
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""CONTENTS""; ""Greetings and Courtesies""; ""Time and Punctuality""; ""Women in Business""; ""Women in Culture""; ""Gift Giving""; ""Lifecycles""; ""Religion""; ""Stereotypes""; ""Superstitions and Folklore"" |
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Need to know it all? Our all-inclusive culture report for Myanmar will get up to speed on all aspects of culture in Myanmar, including lifecycle, religion, women, superstitions & folklore, sports, holidays & festivals, and etiquette. |
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