A Brief Guide to the Great Equations: The Hunt for Cosmic Beauty in Numbers

Here Are The Stories Of The Ten Most Popular Equations Of All Time As Voted For By Readers Of Physics World, Including - Accessibly Described Here For The First Time - The Favourite Equation Of All, Euler's Equation. Each Is An Equation That Captures With Beautiful Simplicity What Can Only Be Described Clumsily In Words. Euler's Equation [eip + 1 = 0] Was Described By Respondents As 'the Most Profound Mathematic Statement Ever Written', 'uncanny And Sublime', 'filled With Cosmic Beauty' And 'mind-blowing'. Collectively These Equations Also Amount To The World's Most Concise And Reliable Body Of Knowledge. Many Scientists And Those With A Mathematical Bent Have A Soft Spot For Equations. This Book Explains Both Why These Ten Equations Are So Beautiful And Significant, And The Human Stories Behind Them.