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Lucifer's legacy : the meaning of asymmetry

by Frank Close

This text examines the role of asymmetry in the universe, from molecular biology to the Big Bang. It explores how fundamental imbalances permitted the existence of matter and discusses scientific research into the origins of these asymmetries.

Accession 8660 ISBN 0198503806 Publisher Oxford University Press
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