Preface 序言 Introduction 前言 Chapter 1 Symmetry and Complexity in Early Culture and Philosophy 早期文化和哲学中的对称与复杂 1.1 Cultural and Cosmic Harmony 文化与宇宙中的和谐 1.2 Cultural and Cosmic Diversity 文化与宇宙中的多样性 Chapter 2 Symmetry and Complexity in Mathematics 数学中的对称与复杂 2.1 Symmetry and Group Theory 对称和群论 2.2 Symmetry Breaking and Bifurcation Theory 对称破缺和分岔理论 2.3 Complexity,N onlinearity and Fractals 复杂性、非线性和分形 Chapter 3 Symmetry and Complexity in Physical Sciences 物理学中的对称与复杂 3.1 Symmetry in Physics 物理学中的对称 3.2 Symmetry Breaking and Phase Transitions 对称破缺和相变 3.3 Complexity,A ttractors and D ynam icalSystems 复杂性、吸引子和动力系统 Chapter 4 Symmetry and Complexity in Chemical Sciences 化学中的对称与复杂 4.1 Symmetry in Chemistry 化学中的对称 4.2 Symmetry Breaking and Chirality 对称破缺与手性 4.3 Complexity,D issipation and N anosystems 复杂性、耗散和纳米系统 Chapter 5 Symmetry and Complexity in Life Sciences 生命科学中的对称与复杂 5.1 Symmetry in Biology 生命科学中的对称 5.2 Symmetry Breaking and Evolution 对称破缺与生命演化 5.3 Complexity and Biodiversity of Life 复杂性和生物多样性 Chapter 6 Symmetry and Complexity in Economic and Social Sciences 经济学和社会学中的对称与复杂 6.1 Symmetry,SocialBalance and Econom ic Equilibrium 对称性、社会稳定和经济平衡 6.2 Symmetry Breaking and Socio-economic Transitions 对称破缺和社会-经济变迁 6.3 Complexity and Sociodiversity of Globalization 复杂性、社会多样性和全球化 Chapter 7 Symmetry and Complexity in Computer Science 计算机科学中的对称与复杂 7.1 Symmetry and Complexity in Information Dynamics 信息动力系统中的对称与复杂 7.2 Symmetry and Complexity in Computational Dynamics 计算动力系统中的对称与复杂 Chapter 8 Symmetry and Complexity in Philosophy and Arts 哲学和艺术中的对称与复杂 8.1 The Philosophy of Symmetry and Complexity 对称与复杂性的哲学 8.2 The Beauty of Symmetry and Complexity 对称与复杂之美 References 参考文献 Subject Index 名词索引 Name Index 人名索引