Symmetry and Conservation Laws

Symmetry is alluring to the eye and perhaps reassuring to the senses, as if reinforcing the notion that there is some underlying (or overarching) structure and order to our world. People have long marveled at the intricacy of hexagonally shaped snowflakes, an often-cited example of nature’s beauty. On a similar note, human faces that appear symmetrical are generally regarded as more attractive. Symmetry has also had a profound and rather obvious influence on architecture, which can be dramatically seen, for instance, from a straight-on view of the Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the modern world.