SSP2012 - 5th International Symposium on Symmetries in Subatomic Physics

When it comes to illustrating principles of symmetries in physics, the work of the Dutch artist M.C. Escher ranks very high. Escher had an intuitive approach; with the added level of interpretation by physicists and mathematicians his work becomes even more fascinating. One of M.C. Escher's most intriguing works depicts a man standing in a gallery who looks at a print of a city that...