EIGHTFOLD WAY by Levy, Silvio ISBN 0521004195
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Expository and research articles by renowned mathematicians on the myriad properties of the Klein quartic.
The German mathematician Felix Klein discovered in 1879 that the surface that we now call the Klein quartic has many remarkable properties, including an incredible 336-fold symmetry, the maximum possible degree of symmetry for any surface of its type. Since then, mathematicians have discovered that the same object comes up in different guises in many areas of mathematics, from complex analysis and geometry to number theory. This volume explores the rich tangle of properties and theories surrounding this multiform object. It includes expository and research articles by renowned mathematicians in different fields. It also includes a beautifully illustrated essay by the mathematical sculptor Helaman Ferguson, who distilled some of the beauty and remarkable properties of this surface into a sculpture entitled 'The Eightfold Way'. The book closes with the first English translation of Klein's seminal article on this surface.
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[edit] Title
EIGHTFOLD WAY
[edit] Author
Levy, Silvio
[edit] ISBN
0521004195
[edit] Published
28/05/2001
[edit] Publisher
Cambridge University Press
[edit] Binding
paperback
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21.99 (GBP)
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