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Symmetry and the Monster

Tuesday 29 April 2008 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)

Series exploring the quest to understand one of most famous mathematical problems.

Duration:

15 minutes

Playlist:

2/4. Professor Mark Ronan charts the work of Norwegian mathematician Sophus Lie as he followed in the footsteps of Evariste Galois, discoverer of symmetry's building blocks. In his exploration of multi-dimensional geometry in the 1870s, Lie built on Galois' discovery and his work paved the way for 20th Century advances in theoretical physics.




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