Fearful symmetry : the search for beauty in modern physics / A. Zee ; with a new foreword by Roger Penrose.
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TextPublisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Pres, 2016Edition: New Princeton Science Library editionDescription: xx, 356 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0691173265; 9780691173269Subject(s): Symmetry (Physics) | Physics -- Philosophy | Renormalization (Physics) | Symmetry (Physics) | Physics -- Philosophy | Renormalization (Physics) | Physics -- Philosophy | Renormalization (Physics) | Symmetry (Physics)DDC classification: 530.1 LOC classification: QC174.17.S9 | Z44 2016Summary: Fearful Symmetry brings the incredible discoveries of the juxtaposition of symmetry and asymmetry in contemporary physics within everyone's grasp. A. Zee, a distinguished physicist and skillful expositor, tells the exciting story of how contemporary theoretical physicists are following Einstein in their search for the beauty and simplicity of Nature. A.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fearful Symmetry brings the incredible discoveries of the juxtaposition of symmetry and asymmetry in contemporary physics within everyone's grasp. A. Zee, a distinguished physicist and skillful expositor, tells the exciting story of how contemporary theoretical physicists are following Einstein in their search for the beauty and simplicity of Nature. A.
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