UID:
almafu_9959234856402883
Format:
1 online resource (376 p.)
Edition:
With a New foreword by Roger Penrose
ISBN:
0-691-00946-5
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1-4008-7450-5
Series Statement:
Princeton Science Library ; 48
Content:
The concept of symmetry has widespread manifestations and many diverse applications-from architecture to mathematics to science. Yet, as twentieth-century physics has revealed, symmetry has a special, central role in nature, one that is occasionally and enigmatically violated. Fearful Symmetry brings the incredible discoveries of the juxtaposition of symmetry and asymmetry in contemporary physics within everyone's grasp. A. Zee, a distinguished physicist and skillful expositor, tells the exciting story of how contemporary theoretical physicists are following Einstein in their search for the beauty and simplicity of Nature. Animated by a sense of reverence and whimsy, Fearful Symmetry describes the majestic sweep and accomplishments of twentieth-century physics-one of the greatest chapters in the intellectual history of humankind.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Foreword --
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Preface 1999 --
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Preface --
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Acknowledgments --
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I. Symmetry and Design --
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1. In Search of Beauty --
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2. Symmetry and Simplicity --
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3. The Far Side of the Mirror --
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II. Einstein's Legacy --
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4. Marriage of Time and Space --
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5. A Happy Thought --
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6. Symmetry Dictates Design --
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III. Into The Limelight --
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7. Where the Action Is Not --
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8. The Lady and the Tyger --
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9. Learning to Read the Great Book --
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10. Symmetry Triumphs --
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IV. To Know His Thoughts --
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11. The Eightfold Path in the Forest of the Night --
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12. The Revenge of Art --
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13. The Ultimate Design Problem --
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14. Unity of Forces --
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15. The Rise of Hubris --
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16. The Mind of the Creator --
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Afterword --
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Appendix to Chapter 9 --
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Appendix to the Afterword --
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Notes --
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Index
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Issued also in print.
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-691-17326-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-691-13482-0
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781400874507
