Shattered Symmetry: Group Theory from the Eightfold Way to the Periodic Table

by Arnout Ceulemans and Pieter Thyssen

Symmetry is at the heart of our understanding of matter. This book tells the fascinating story of the constituents of matter from a common symmetry perspective. The standard model of elementary particles and the periodic table of chemical elements have the common goal to bring order in the bewildering chaos of the constituents of matter. Their success relies on the presence of fundamental symmetries in their core.

The purpose of Shattered Symmetry...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190611391
• ISBN13: 9780190611392
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"