Ian Stewart, “The Joy of Mathematics” (Open Agenda, 2021)
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The Algebra of Symmetry
I was lucky, i think, to find just the right area that really suited me. Symmetrys played an enormouslya large role. And actualy, we're now much more interested in the dynamics of networks which may or may not be symmetric. We have a much broader notion of symmetry, if you like, though still looking for structure. I'm still working on. So 30 years in, roughly the same rather broadly defined and its moved.
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