Indra's pearls : the vision of Felix Klein /

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"Felix Klein, one of the great nineteenth-century geometers, discovered in mathematics an idea prefigured in Buddhist mythology: the heaven of Indra contained a net of pearls, each of which was reflected in its neighbour, so that the whole Universe was mirrored in each pearl. Klein studied infi...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Mumford, David, 1937-
Autres auteurs: Series, Caroline, Wright, David James, Gonick, Larry
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Sujets:
Klein, Felix, > 1849-1925.
Klein, Félix, > 1849-1925.
Klein, Felix, > 1849-1925
Geometry.
Symmetry.
Indra (Hindu deity)
Fractals.
Fractales.
Géométrie.
Symétrie.
geometry.
fractals.
MATHEMATICS > Topology.
Fractals
Geometry
Symmetry
Fraktalgeometrie
Parels.
Geometria.
Grupos de klein.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • The language of symmetry
  • A delightful fiction
  • Double spirals and Möbius maps
  • The Schottky dance
  • Fractal dust and infinite words
  • Indra's necklace
  • The glowing gasket
  • Playing with parameters
  • Accidents will happen
  • Between the cracks
  • Crossing boundaries
  • Epilogue
  • Index
  • Road map.

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