The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of SymmetrySimon and Schuster, 19 сент. 2005 г. - Всего страниц: 368 The author of The Golden Ratio tells the “lively and fascinating” story of two nineteenth-century mathematicians whose work revealed the laws of symmetry (Nature). What do Bach’s compositions, Rubik’s Cube, the way we choose our mates, and the physics of subatomic particles have in common? All are governed by the laws of symmetry, which elegantly unify scientific and artistic principles. Yet the mathematical language of symmetry—known as group theory—did not emerge from the study of symmetry at all, but from an equation that couldn’t be solved. For three centuries, the quintic equation resisted efforts by mathematicians to find a solution. Working independently, two great prodigies ultimately proved that it couldn’t be solved by a simple formula. These geniuses, a Norwegian named Niels Henrik Abel and a romantic Frenchman named Évariste Galois, both died tragically young. Their incredible labor, however, produced the origins of group theory. The first extensive, popular account of the mathematics of symmetry and order, The Equation That Couldn’t Be Solved is told not through abstract formulas but in a dramatic account of the lives and work of some of the greatest mathematicians in history. |
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How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry Mario Livio. The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry Mario Livio Simon & Schuster new york • london • toronto • sydney s ...
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... Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number The Accelerating Universe: Infinite Expansion, the Cosmological Constant, and the Beauty of the Cosmos The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved How Mathematical Genius Discovered.
... Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number The Accelerating Universe: Infinite Expansion, the Cosmological Constant, and the Beauty of the Cosmos The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved How Mathematical Genius Discovered.
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How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry Mario Livio. The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry Mario Livio Simon & Schuster new york • london • toronto • sydney s ...
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... genius discovered the language of symmetry / Mario Livio. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Group theory—History. 2. Galois theory—History. 3. Galois, Evariste, 1811–1832. 4. Symmetric functions—History. 5 ...
... genius discovered the language of symmetry / Mario Livio. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Group theory—History. 2. Galois theory—History. 3. Galois, Evariste, 1811–1832. 4. Symmetric functions—History. 5 ...
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How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry Mario Livio. To Sofie Contents Preface ix 1. Symmetry 1 2. eyE s'dniMeht ni.
How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry Mario Livio. To Sofie Contents Preface ix 1. Symmetry 1 2. eyE s'dniMeht ni.
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2 eyE sdniM eht ni yrtemmyS | 29 |
3 Never Forget This in the Midst of Your Equations | 51 |
4 The PovertyStricken Mathematician | 90 |
5 The Romantic Mathematician | 112 |
6 Groups | 158 |
7 Symmetry Rules | 198 |
8 Whos the Most Symmetrical of Them All? | 233 |
Appendix 4 A Diophantine Equation | 281 |
Appendix 5 Tartaglias Verses and Formula | 282 |
Appendix 6 Adriaan van Roomens Challenge | 285 |
Appendix 7 Properties of the Roots of Quadratic Equations | 286 |
Appendix 8 The Galois Family Tree | 288 |
Appendix 9 The 1415 Puzzle | 291 |
Appendix 10 Solution to the Matches Problem | 292 |
Notes | 293 |
9 Requiem for a Romantic Genius | 262 |
Appendix 1 Card Puzzle | 277 |
Appendix 2 Solving a System of Two Linear Equations | 278 |
Appendix 3 Diophantuss Solution | 280 |
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