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BL
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632387
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| Main Entry
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Zee, A
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| Title & Author
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Fearful symmetry : : the search for beauty in modern physics /\ A. Zee ; with a new foreword by Roger Penrose
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| Publication Statement
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Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press,, 2007, c1986
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| Series Statement
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Princeton science library
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xx, 356 p. :: ill. :; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9780691134826
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: 0691134820
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-343) and index
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| Contents
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Part I: Symmetery and design -- In search of beauty -- Symmetry and simplicity -- The far side of the mirror -- Part II: Einstein's legacy -- Marriage of time and space -- A happy thought -- Symmetry dictates design -- Part III: Into the limelight -- Where the action is not -- The lady and the tyger -- Learning to read the great book -- Symmetry triumphs -- Part IV: To know his thoughts -- The eightfold path in the forest of the night -- The revenge of art -- The ultimate design problem -- Unity of forces -- The rise of hubris -- The mind of the creator
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Physics (Physics)
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Physics-- Philosophy
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Renormalization (Physics)
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| LC Classification
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QC174.17.S9Z4 2007
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