Symmetry and the Monster
One of the greatest quests of mathematics
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.
Specificaties
ISBN/EAN | 9780192807236 |
Auteur | Mark (Professor of Mathematics at the University of Illinois at Chicago Ronan |
Uitgever | Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V. |
Taal | Engels |
Uitvoering | Paperback / gebrocheerd |
Pagina's | 264 |
Lengte | 198.0 mm |
Breedte | 127.0 mm |