The Geometry of Reflection Groups

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  • GEORDIE WILLIAMSON
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or perhaps with the face of our mother or father. We quickly learn to identify the axis of symmetry and know intuitively that an object is symmetric if it “the same” on both sides of this axis. In mathematics symmetry is abundant and takes many forms. Symmetry like that of the butterfly or a face is referred to as reflexive symmetry. Any line in the plane determines a unique symmetry which reflects the plane about this line:

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تاریخ انتشار 2013