Open AccessA brief survey of symmetry in mathematics
Author(s) -
G Mostow
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.93.25.14233
Subject(s) - symmetry (geometry) , mathematics , algebra over a field , topology (electrical circuits) , mathematics education , pure mathematics , combinatorics , geometry
This paper presents a brief survey of the idea of symmetry in mathematics, as exemplified by some particular developments in algebra, differential equations, topology, and number theory.