Friedli, S. and Velenik, Y. Statistical Mechanics of Lattice Systems: A Concrete Mathematical Introduction Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. ISBN: 978-1-107-18482-4 DOI: ...

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Natural appeal Edward Frenkel's new book looks at the beauty of mathematics such as symmetry. (Courtesy: iStockphoto/MarcelC) Mathematics has been around for thousands of years, and this has given it ...

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Pick up any science fiction book from the 1960s, and you’ll find parallel dimensions explained through magic portals or mysterious machines that work “just because.” Today’s readers want stories that ...