Symmetry (from Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetría) 'agreement in dimensions, due proportion, arrangement') in everyday life refers to a sense of harmonious...
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Symmetry in biology refers to the symmetry observed in organisms, including plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria. External symmetry can be easily seen...
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translational symmetry is the invariance of a system of equations under any translation (without rotation). Discrete translational symmetry is invariant...
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Spontaneous symmetry breaking is a spontaneous process of symmetry breaking, by which a physical system in a symmetric state spontaneously ends up in an...
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Rotational symmetry, also known as radial symmetry in geometry, is the property a shape has when it looks the same after some rotation by a partial turn...
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CP violation (redirect from CP symmetry)
CP-symmetry (or charge conjugation parity symmetry): the combination of C-symmetry (charge conjugation symmetry) and P-symmetry (parity symmetry). CP-symmetry...
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In mathematics, reflection symmetry, line symmetry, mirror symmetry, or mirror-image symmetry is symmetry with respect to a reflection. That is, a figure...
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The phrase symmetry group may refer to: symmetry group, the automorphisms of a mathematical object. symmetry in physics, symmetry groups which describe...
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In physics, symmetry breaking is a phenomenon where a disordered but symmetric state collapses into an ordered, but less symmetric state. This collapse...
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has icosahedral symmetry if it has the same symmetries as a regular icosahedron. Examples of other polyhedra with icosahedral symmetry include the regular...
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molecular symmetry describes the symmetry present in molecules and the classification of these molecules according to their symmetry. Molecular symmetry is a...
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T-symmetry or time reversal symmetry is the theoretical symmetry of physical laws under the transformation of time reversal, T : t ↦ − t . {\displaystyle...
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Charge, parity, and time reversal symmetry is a fundamental symmetry of physical laws under the simultaneous transformations of charge conjugation (C)...
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In group theory, the symmetry group of a geometric object is the group of all transformations under which the object is invariant, endowed with the group...
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Floral symmetry describes whether, and how, a flower, in particular its perianth, can be divided into two or more identical or mirror-image parts. Uncommonly...
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The symmetry of a physical system is a physical or mathematical feature of the system (observed or intrinsic) that is preserved or remains unchanged under...
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Gauge theory (redirect from Gauge symmetry)
global symmetry. Local symmetry, the cornerstone of gauge theories, is a stronger constraint. In fact, a global symmetry is just a local symmetry whose...
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Fearful Symmetry is a phrase from William Blake's poem "The Tyger" (Tyger, tyger, burning bright / In the forests of the night, / What immortal hand or...
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Facial symmetry is one specific measure of bodily symmetry. Along with traits such as averageness and youthfulness, it influences judgments of aesthetic...
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Conformal symmetry is a property of spacetime that ensures angles remain unchanged even when distances are altered. If you stretch, compress, or otherwise...
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regular octahedron has 24 rotational (or orientation-preserving) symmetries, and 48 symmetries altogether. These include transformations that combine a reflection...
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Origin of Symmetry is the second studio album by the English rock band Muse, released on 18 June 2001 through Taste Media. It was produced by John Leckie...
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Crystal structure (redirect from Crystal symmetry)
the unit cell of the structure. The unit cell completely reflects the symmetry and structure of the entire crystal, which is built up by repetitive translation...
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In geometry, an object has symmetry if there is an operation or transformation (such as translation, scaling, rotation or reflection) that maps the figure/object...
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Noether's theorem (redirect from Conservation of symmetry)
Noether's theorem states that every continuous symmetry of the action of a physical system with conservative forces has a corresponding conservation law...
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Scar Symmetry is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Avesta, formed in 2004. The band has released seven albums, with seven released singles. They...
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chromodynamics Mathematics Dichromatic symmetry, a color symmetry of 2 colors Polychromatic symmetry, a color symmetry of 3 or more colors This disambiguation page...
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The law of symmetry is a law in the field of crystallography concerning crystal structure. The law states that all crystals of the same substance possess...
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Look up symmetry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Symmetry may refer to: Generally: Symmetry, the broad concept In mathematics, science and technology:...
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Group theory (redirect from Symmetry point group)
the four known fundamental forces in the universe, may be modelled by symmetry groups. Thus group theory and the closely related representation theory...
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