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Symmetry and the beautiful universe
- Title
- Symmetry and the beautiful universe / Leon M. Lederman, Christopher T. Hill.
- Author
- Lederman, Leon M.
- Publication
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2004.
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- Hill, Christopher T.
- Description
- 363 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "In Symmetry and the Beautiful Universe, Nobel laureate Leon M. Lederman and theoretical physicist Christopher T. Hill explain the concept of symmetry and its profound ramifications for art, music, and life on Earth, from quarks to the universe at large. This accessible work of popular science not only illuminates concepts normally reserved only for physicists and mathematicians but also portrays the profound beauty of nature's inherent design." "Lederman and Hill reveal concepts about the universe, based on Noether's work, that are largely unknown to the public yet have wide-ranging implications for the big bang, Einstein's theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, and many other areas of physics. Through analogies and illustrations, they bring these astounding notions to life."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- Introduction : what is symmetry? -- 1. Children of the Titans -- 2. Time and energy -- 3. Emmy Noether -- 4. Symmetry, space, and time -- 5. Noether's theorem -- 6. Inertia -- 7. Relativity -- 8. Reflections -- 9. Broken symmetry -- 10. Quantum mechanics -- 11. The hidden symmetry of light -- 12. Quarks and leptons.
- ISBN
- 1591022428 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2004008558
- R6-469468
- OCLC
- OCM54974575
- SCSB-5124627
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries