SymmetrySymmetry is a classic study of symmetry in mathematics, the sciences, nature, and art from one of the twentieth century's greatest mathematicians. Hermann Weyl explores the concept of symmetry beginning with the idea that it represents a harmony of proportions, and gradually departs to examine its more abstract varieties and manifestations—as bilateral, translatory, rotational, ornamental, and crystallographic. Weyl investigates the general abstract mathematical idea underlying all these special forms, using a wealth of illustrations as support. Symmetry is a work of seminal relevance that explores the great variety of applications and importance of symmetry. |
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Nutzerbericht - ojodelince - LibraryThingHermann Weyl's book on symmetry is a good companion to John Conway's recent book on same subject with the title The Symmetries of Things. Conway has more details and more pictures, but Weyl gives a ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Inhalt
3 | |
Translatory rotational and related symmetries | 41 |
Ornamental symmetry | 83 |
Crystals The general mathematical idea of symmetry | 119 |
APPENDICES | 147 |
Acknowledgments | 157 |
161 | |