Items related to Symmetry in Science: An Introduction to the General...

Symmetry in Science: An Introduction to the General Theory - Hardcover

Rosen, Joseph

 
9780387943756: Symmetry in Science: An Introduction to the General Theory

Synopsis

Symmetry plays an essential role in science - not only in crystallography and quantum theory, where its role has long been explicitly recognized, but also in condensed-matter physics, thermodynamics, chemistry, biology, and others. This text discusses the concept of symmetry and its application to many areas of science. While it includes a detailed introduction to the theory of groups, which forms the mathematical apparatus for describing symmetries, it also includes a much more general discussion of the nature of symmetry and its role in science. Many problems serve to sharpen the reader's understanding, and an extensive bibliography concludes the book.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Synopsis

This text discusses the concept of symmetry and its application to many areas of physics. While it includes a detailed introduction to the theory of groups, which forms the mathematical apparatus for describing symmetries, it also includes a much more general discussion of the nature of symmetry and its role in science.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780387406299: Symmetry in Science: An Introduction to the General Theory

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  0387406298 ISBN 13:  9780387406299
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1996
Softcover