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General Principles of Symmetry
Authors: Sigalas, Michail
Antonoglou, Lemonia
Charistos, Nikolas
Reviewer: Giannakoudakis, Andreas
Subject: NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > >
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > GROUP THEORY AND GENERALIZATIONS > FOUNDATIONS
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > GROUP THEORY AND GENERALIZATIONS > REPRESENTATION THEORY OF GROUPS
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > GROUP THEORY AND GENERALIZATIONS > ABSTRACT FINITE GROUPS
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > GROUP THEORY AND GENERALIZATIONS > ABELIAN GROUPS
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Abstract:
The Concept of Symmetry - as old as mankind itself - exists everywhere in the natural and human-made environment. This chapter presents perceptions of the concept of symmetry from antiquity to the present day, as well as a series of examples of its applications in nature, art, technology, culture, and the physical sciences. The dual meaning of the concept of symmetry is analyzed from ancient Greece to the present day. Examples are given from human civilization, where the existence of symmetry is evident, as well as examples of applications of symmetry in nature, art, technology, and the physical sciences. Finally, some of the scientific fields in which symmetry finds application are mentioned.
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 2015
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License: Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/4020
Bibliographic Reference: Sigalas, M., Antonoglou, L., & Charistos, N. (2015). General Principles of Symmetry [Chapter]. In Sigalas, M., Antonoglou, L., & Charistos, N. 2015. Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/4020
Language: Greek
Is Part of: Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions