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Forbidden Crystal Symmetry: Mathematics and architecture - Roger Penrose

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The Secrets of Mathematics
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World-renowned mathematician Sir Roger Penrose, Oxford University, describes how crystalline symmetries are necessarily 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, or 6-fold.

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The Secrets of Mathematics
People
Roger Penrose
Keywords
symmetry
penrose
tiles
mathematical institute
architecture
Patterns
Department: Mathematical Institute
Date Added: 04/12/2014
Duration: 00:55:01

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