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Mathematical Musings on the External Anatomy of the Novel Corona Virus: Part 4: Models of n-Cov
What is the shape of the novel coronavirus (n-CoV) which has turned our world upside down? Even though under a microscope, it looks dull, unattractive, and even disgusting, creative artists have attributed to it bright colors, made it look pretty, and depicted it as a thing of beauty. What can a mat...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9579680/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12045-022-1466-3 |
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description | What is the shape of the novel coronavirus (n-CoV) which has turned our world upside down? Even though under a microscope, it looks dull, unattractive, and even disgusting, creative artists have attributed to it bright colors, made it look pretty, and depicted it as a thing of beauty. What can a mathematician contribute to this effort? We take a purist’s point of view by imposing on it a quasi-symmetry and then deriving some consequences. In an idealistic world, far removed from reality but still constrained by the rules of mathematics, anyone can enjoy this ethereal beauty of the mind’s creation, beckoning others to join in the pleasure. Our musings end with this Part 4. We fondly hope readers have benefited from our suggestion that they indulge in their own musings, tell others about them, and propagate the good virus of mathematical thinking. |
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spelling | pubmed-95796802022-10-19 Mathematical Musings on the External Anatomy of the Novel Corona Virus: Part 4: Models of n-Cov Sarkar, Jyotirmoy Rashid, Mamunur Reson General Article What is the shape of the novel coronavirus (n-CoV) which has turned our world upside down? Even though under a microscope, it looks dull, unattractive, and even disgusting, creative artists have attributed to it bright colors, made it look pretty, and depicted it as a thing of beauty. What can a mathematician contribute to this effort? We take a purist’s point of view by imposing on it a quasi-symmetry and then deriving some consequences. In an idealistic world, far removed from reality but still constrained by the rules of mathematics, anyone can enjoy this ethereal beauty of the mind’s creation, beckoning others to join in the pleasure. Our musings end with this Part 4. We fondly hope readers have benefited from our suggestion that they indulge in their own musings, tell others about them, and propagate the good virus of mathematical thinking. Springer India 2022-10-19 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC9579680/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12045-022-1466-3 Text en © Indian Academy of Sciences 2022 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | General Article Sarkar, Jyotirmoy Rashid, Mamunur Mathematical Musings on the External Anatomy of the Novel Corona Virus: Part 4: Models of n-Cov |
title | Mathematical Musings on the External Anatomy of the Novel Corona Virus: Part 4: Models of n-Cov |
title_full | Mathematical Musings on the External Anatomy of the Novel Corona Virus: Part 4: Models of n-Cov |
title_fullStr | Mathematical Musings on the External Anatomy of the Novel Corona Virus: Part 4: Models of n-Cov |
title_full_unstemmed | Mathematical Musings on the External Anatomy of the Novel Corona Virus: Part 4: Models of n-Cov |
title_short | Mathematical Musings on the External Anatomy of the Novel Corona Virus: Part 4: Models of n-Cov |
title_sort | mathematical musings on the external anatomy of the novel corona virus: part 4: models of n-cov |
topic | General Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9579680/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12045-022-1466-3 |
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