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Symmetry, reality's riddle

Marcus du Sautoy · TED

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About

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.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2009
Speaker
Marcus du Sautoy
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics, Physics, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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