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Autore |
Ronan Mark |
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Symmetry and the monster : one of the greatest quests of mathematics / / Mark Ronan |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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1-280-76227-6 |
0-19-151766-6 |
1-4294-8724-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Symmetry (Mathematics) |
Group theory |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-237) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1: Theaetetus's Icosahedron -- 2: Galois: Death of a Genius -- 3: Irrational Solutions -- 4: Groups -- 5: Sophus Lie -- 6: Lie Groups and Physics -- 7: Going Finite -- 8: After the War -- 9: The Man from Uccle -- 10: The Big Theorem -- 11: Pandora's Box -- 12: The Leech Lattice -- 13: Fischer's Monsters -- 14: The Atlas -- 15: A Monstrous Mystery -- 16: Construction -- 17: Moonshine -- Notes -- Prologue -- Chapter 2: Galois: Death of a Genius -- Chapter 3: Irrational Solutions -- Chapter 4: Groups -- Chapter 5: Sophus Lie -- Chapter 6: Lie Groups and Physics -- Chapter 7: Going Finite -- Chapter 8: After the War -- Chapter 9: The Man from Uccle -- Chapter 10: The Big Theorem -- Chapter 11: Pandora's Box -- Chapter 12: The Leech Lattice -- Chapter 13: Fischer's Monsters -- Chapter 14: The Atlas -- Chapter 15: A Monstrous Mystery -- Chapter 16: Construction -- Chapter 17: Moonshine -- Appendix 1: The Golden Section -- Appendix 2: The Witt Design -- Appendix 3: The Leech Lattice -- Appendix 4: The 26 Exceptions -- Glossary -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The 'Monster of Symmetry' is a giant snowflake in 196,884 dimensions - with a beautiful structure which may turn out to unlock the very fabric |
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