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The Language of Symmetry
About this book
The Language of Symmetry is a re-assessment of the structure and reach of symmetry, by an interdisciplinary group of specialists from the arts, humanities, and sciences at Oxford University.
It explores, amongst other topics:
- order and chaos in the formation of planetary systems
- entropy and symmetry in physics
- group theory, fractals, and self-similarity
- symmetrical structures in western classical music
- how biological systems harness disorder to create order
This book aims to open up the scope of interdisciplinary work in the study of symmetry and is intended for scholars of any background - whether it be science, arts, or philosophy.
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Yes, you can access The Language of Symmetry by Benedict Rattigan,Denis Noble,Afiq Hatta in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Mathematics & Applied Mathematics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface by Professor Denis Noble CBE FRS
- Contributors
- Introduction by Benedict Rattigan
- Editors’ Note by Afiq Hatta
- About the Contributors
- CHAPTER 1 â—¾ Planetary Systems: From Symmetry to Chaos
- CHAPTER 2 â—¾ Entropy and Symmetry in the Universe
- CHAPTER 3 â—¾ Darkness, Light, and How Symmetry Might Relate Them
- CHAPTER 4 â—¾ Self-Similar Self-Similarity
- CHAPTER 5 â—¾ The Language of Symmetry in Music
- CHAPTER 6 â—¾ The Interdependence of Order and Disorder: How Complexity Arises in the Living and the Inanimate Universe
- CHAPTER 7 ◾ A Philosopher’s Perspective on the Harnessing of Stochasticity
- CHAPTER 8 â—¾ Postscript: A Dialogue between Denis Noble and Benedict Rattigan
- Appendix: A Response to Professor Noble’s Paper: Ordered Disorder to Drive Physiology
- REFERENCES
- INDEX