Symmetry, string theory and an equation for everything (plus - could we be living in an asymmetrical universe?)
Symmetry, string theory and an equation for everything (plus - could we be living in an asymmetrical universe?)
In this episode Professor Ian Stewart explores the connections between symmetry, particle physics, string and superstrin... Read more
4 Jun 2007
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Symmetry and Quantum Mechanics
Symmetry and Quantum Mechanics
Professor Ian Stewart looks at the world of Quantum Mechanics and how symmetry informs our understanding of particles an... Read more
29 May 2007
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Physicists, Einstein and Symmetry
Physicists, Einstein and Symmetry
Professor Ian Stewart shows how the mathematicians work on symmetry and group theory influenced the work of physicists a... Read more
21 May 2007
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Group theory and the failed revolutionary
Group theory and the failed revolutionary
Professor Ian Stewart talks about the life of Evariste Galois the failed revolutionary who developed Group Theory and ... Read more
16 May 2007
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Competitive mathematics in Renaissance Italy
Competitive mathematics in Renaissance Italy
In this episode Professor Ian Stewart describes how the scandalous world of competitive mathematics in renaissance Italy... Read more
8 May 2007
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Babylonian and Greek mathematics
Babylonian and Greek mathematics
In this episode Professor Ian Stewart talks about the Babylonian approach to mathematics, how the Greeks used geometry t... Read more
4 May 2007
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What is symmetry?
What is symmetry?
In our first episode Professor Stewart explains what symmetry is and how mathematicians and physicists have approached t... Read more
4 May 2007
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