Symmetries of Nature
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Symmetries of Nature

  1. 694 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
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Symmetries of Nature

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Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2013
ISBN
9783110886931
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophy History & Theory

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. 1. Early History of Symmetry
  3. 1.1 Symmetries in Early Cultures
  4. 1.2 Symmetries in Antique-Medieval Mathematics
  5. 1.3 Symmetries in the Antique-Medieval Philosophy of Nature
  6. 1.4 Symmetries in Early Art and Technology
  7. 2. Symmetries in Modern Mathematics
  8. 2.1 Symmetries of Ornamental Patterns and Crystals
  9. 2.2 Symmetry and Equation Theory
  10. 2.3 Symmetries and the Invariance of Geometric Theories
  11. 3. Symmetries in Classical Physics and the Philosophy of Nature
  12. 3.1 Symmetries of Space and Time
  13. 3.2 Symmetry and the Classical Physics of Forces
  14. 3.3 Symmetry, Laws of Conservation and the Principles of Nature
  15. 3.4 Symmetry and Thermodynamics
  16. 4. Symmetries in Modern Physics and Natural Sciences
  17. 4.1 Symmetries in the Theory of Relativity
  18. 4.2 Symmetries in Quantum Mechanics
  19. 4.3 Symmetries in Elementary Particle Physics
  20. 4.4 Symmetries in Chemistry, Biology and the Theory of Evolution
  21. 5. Symmetry and Philosophy
  22. 5.1 Symmetries in Intuition and Perception
  23. 5.2 Symmetry as a Category of Cognition
  24. 5.3 Symmetry in Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Nature
  25. 5.4 Symmetry in Modern and Post-Modern Art
  26. References
  27. Author Index
  28. Subject Index