Fearful Symmetry: Is God a Geometer?

From the shapes of clouds to dewdrops on a spider's web, this accessible book employs the mathematical concepts of symmetry to portray fascinating facets of the physical and biological world. More than 120 figures illustrate the interaction of symmetry with dynamics and the mathematical unity of nature's patterns.

• Author
• Ian Stewart, Martin Golubitsky

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 287

• Publisher
• Blackwell Publishers

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780631182511

• Genres
• mathematics, science, physics, philosophy

• Release date
• 1992