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NEW TRENDS IN IEDMDRY
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Claudio i
Università di Genova, Italy
Luciano Boi
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, France
Corrado Sinigaglia
Università degli Studi di Milan, Italy
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Imperial College Press
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NEW TRENDS IN GEOMETRY
Their Role in the Natural and Life Sciences
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CONTENTS
Preface by Claudio i, Luciano Boi and Corrado Sinigaglia vii
Part I: Geometry, Theoretical Physics and Cosmology 1
Chapter 1: Claudio i and Ugo Bruzzo, T