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Но что мы понимаем наверняка, так это тот факт, что группы симметрии — наш проводник через неисследованные земли, по крайней мере до тех пор, пока не появится некая более мощная концепция (уже, быть может, ожидающая своего часа в какой-нибудь безвестной диссертации).
В физике красота не дает автоматической гарантии истинности, но она ей способствует. В математике красота должна быть истиной — поскольку все ложное уродливо.
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