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Title

FIVEFOLD SYMMETRY

Publisher

World Scientific Publishing Company

Publication Date

1992

Language

English

ISBN 10

9810206003

ISBN 13

9789810206000

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Good

Dust Jacket Condition

No Dust Jacket

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Fivefold symmetry is common in flowers, fruits, molecules, logos, and buildings, but it is a forbidden symmetry in the world of crystals. A few years ago, the so-called quasicrystals were discovered displaying fivefold symmetry, and it caused a minirevolution in crystallography. There has been increased awareness of fivefold symmetry in all domains of human interest ever since. The present book brings together authors and ideas on a common theme from mathematics, the sciences, design, and anthropology to history, literature, and the arts. Its 29 chapters are an offering by scientists and humanists from 13 countries to a broad readership of professionals and laypersons about fivefold symmetry and the areas that are being bridged by this unique concept.

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