symmetry

There is symmetry to the tale of the Nobel family in Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

In the mathematical study of symmetry, or group theory, one such number—important in string theory—is fittingly named “the monster group”: 808,017,424,794,512,875,886,459,904,961,710,757,005,754,368,000,000,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

In physics, this phenomenon resembles an Umklapp process, where motion is effectively reversed because of the symmetry of the crystal structure.

From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026

In one way, the symmetry is a mere coincidence, but it feels so much more.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

Then, in 1971,1 proved that any stationary rotating black hole would indeed have such an axis of symmetry.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

A closer look reveals ingenious contrasts, apparent symmetries dissolving into distinctive details.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

One world is ending, and a new one is just about to begin; “Amrum” is full of such satisfying symmetries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

"Radium-containing molecules are predicted to be exceptionally sensitive systems in which to search for violations of the fundamental symmetries of nature," Garcia Ruiz says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2025

As its winking title suggests, director Trương Minh Quý’s “Việt and Nam” is constructed out of neat symmetries and thorny juxtapositions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025

What does this idea—say, the knotting of braids—have in common with that one in some other seemingly disparate area—say, the symmetries of some geometric figure?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos