Symmetry and the beautiful universe
By: Leon M. Lederman, Christopher T. Hill.
Contributors: Hill, Christopher T.
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Amherst, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
Subjects: Symmetry -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works
Description: Explains the concept of symmetry and its ramifications for art, music, and life on Earth, describing how symmetry is found everywhere in the universe.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Children of the Titans; title: Time and energy; title: Emmy Noether; title: Symmetry, space, and time; title: Noether's theorem; title: Inertia; title: Relativity; title: Reflections; title: Broken symmetry; title: Quantum mechanics; title: The hidden symmetry of light; title: Quarks and leptons.