Finding moonshine / Marcus du Sautoy.
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TextPublication details: New York ; London : Harper Perennial, 2009Edition: 1st edDescription: 376 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780007214624 (pbk.)Subject(s): Symmetry (Mathematics) | Geometry in nature | Geometry | NatureDDC classification: 516.1 Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description 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.
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| JKRC Social Science Complex | JKRC Social Science Complex | 516.1 DUS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | PN103708 | BCL3249 |
"First published in Great Britain as Finding Moonshine in 2008 by Fourth Estate"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-359) and index.
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.
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