Frenkel E. Love and Math: the Heart of Hidden Reality

New York: Basic Books, 2013. — 292 p. — ISBN: 978-0-465-05074-1.In Love and Math, renowned mathematician Edward Frenkel reveals a side of math we’ve never seen, suffused with all the beauty and elegance of a work of art. In this heartfelt and passionate book, Frenkel shows that mathematics, far from occupying a specialist niche, goes to the heart of all matter, uniting us across cultures, time, and space.
At its core, Love and Math is a story about accessing a new way of thinking, which can enrich our lives and empower us to better understand the world and our place in it. It is an invitation to discover the magic hidden universe of mathematics.A Guide for the Reader.
A Mysterious Beast.
The Essence of Symmetry.
The Fifth Problem.
Kerosinka.
Threads of the Solution.
Apprentice Mathematician.
The Grand Unified Theory.
Magic Numbers.
Rosetta Stone.
Being in the Loop.
Conquering the Summit.
Tree of Knowledge.
Harvard Calling.
Tying the Sheaves of Wisdom.
A Delicate Dance.
Quantum Duality.
Uncovering Hidden Connections.
Searching for the Formula of Love.
Epilogue.Notes.
Glossary of Terms.