Symmetry : a journey into the patterns of nature
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Symmetry : a journey into the patterns of nature
Harper Perennial, 2009, c2008
1st Harper Perennial ed
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Finding Moonshine
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"First published in Great Britain as Finding Moonshine in 2008 by Fourth Estate. First U.S. hardcover edition of this book was published in 2008 by HarperCollins Publishers" -- T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-359) and index
Summary: A mathematician draws on scientific findings about the role of symmetry in understanding the dynamic relationship between objects, exploring such topics as the theory of fundamental particles, the role of symmetry in evolutionary biology, and the discovery of an enormous dimensional space snowflake