Symmetry, reality's riddle
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Marcus du Sautoy |
TEDGlobal 2009
• July 2009
The world turns on symmetry -- from the spin of subatomic particles to the dizzying beauty of an arabesque. But there's more to it than meets the eye. Here, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy offers a glimpse of the invisible numbers that marry all symmetrical objects.