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Equation That Couldn't be Solved: How a Mathmatical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry

Equation That Couldn't be Solved: How a Mathmatical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry


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This book is already praised as an exceptionally accessible, entertaining, and informed account of one of the great mysteries of mathematics. Ian Stewart, author of "Does God Play Dice?", says: "A gripping tale...Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how the apparently remote concerns of pure mathematics can lead to deep and practical insights into the natural world." Popular Science is a growth area, and this is one of the finest books of the year. High profile serialisation, reviews on the literary pages as well as in specialist magazines. Mathematical symmetry is thought to be much too difficult for most laypeople to understand, but this engaging book approaches it in an elegantly entertaining way. The title's formula is the "quintic" equation (involving x raised to the fifth power), the analysis of which gave rise to "group theory," the mathematical apparatus scientists use to explore symmetry. A leading astrophysicist, Livio, keeps the science flowing with digressions into human interest (e.g., the founder of group theory, Evariste Galois, was a revolutionary firebrand who died in 1832 at age 20 in a duel over "an infamous coquette"), pop psychology (women have more orgasms when their partners have symmetrical faces), and strategies for finding a soul mate, as well as appreciations of art and music.

About the Author :
Mario Livio is a world renowned astrophysicist, a former head of the Science Division of the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute. His previous book, 'The Golden Ratio' has been published in Britain by Hodder Review, 0747249881.

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Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how the apparently remote concerns of pure mathematics can lead to deep and practical insights into the natural world. A look at brilliant figures who changed the way we approach maths... the tragically short lived Evariste Galois and Niels Henrik Abel, the nineteenth century mathematicians who gave us Group Theory and the method to solving quintic equations. Livio's exploration of symmetry goes beyond mathematics to take in art and music... Most intriguing of all is his discussion of human evolution. A lively addition to the small number of popular accounts of these climatic developments in mathematics. His tale is many-stranded. A fine contribution to mathematical literature.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780285637436
  • Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Souvenir Press Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: How a Mathmatical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
  • ISBN-10: 0285637436
  • Publisher Date: 16 Mar 2006
  • Binding: Hardback
  • No of Pages: 368


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