03361nam 22006734a 450 991081957110332120200520144314.01-280-76227-60-19-151766-61-4294-8724-0(CKB)1000000000476610(SSID)ssj0001149618(PQKBManifestationID)12432014(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001149618(PQKBWorkID)11172831(PQKB)11588145(SSID)ssj0000254691(PQKBManifestationID)12105618(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000254691(PQKBWorkID)10209030(PQKB)11716603(MiAaPQ)EBC431227(Au-PeEL)EBL431227(CaPaEBR)ebr10177914(CaONFJC)MIL76227(OCoLC)609832195(EXLCZ)99100000000047661020060216d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSymmetry and the monster one of the greatest quests of mathematics /Mark Ronan1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press2006vii, 255 p. illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-19-280723-4 0-19-280722-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-237) and index.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.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 of our universe. The story of the hunt for the monster, and its eventual discovery, became the biggest joint mathematical project of all time - involving determination, luck, and some very extraordinary characters.Symmetry (Mathematics)Group theoryMoonshineSymmetry (Mathematics)Group theory.516/.131.01bcl31.21bclRonan Mark792946MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819571103321Symmetry and the monster2753989UNINA