Patterns Patterns Everywhere
Martin Golubitsky
Cullen Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
University of Houston
March 7, 2007
7:00 pm, Willey Hall 125 Map
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Abstract:
Regular patterns appear all around us: from vast geological
formations
to the ripples in a vibrating coffee cup, from the gaits of
trotting
horses to tongues of flames, and even in visual hallucinations.
The mathematical notion of symmetry is a key to understanding
how and
why these patterns form. In this lecture Professor Golubitsky
will show
some of these fascinating patterns and explain how mathematical
symmetry
enters the picture.
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