Group Theory and Its Applications in Physics /

This textbook presents a careful introduction to group theory and its applications in atomic, molecular and solid-state physics. The reader is provided with the necessary background on the mathematical theory of groups and then shown how group theory is a powerful tool for solving physics problems....

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Main Author: Inui, Teturo
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Tanabe, Yukito, Onodera, Y. (Yositaka)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1990.
Series:Springer series in solid-state sciences ; 78.
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Summary:This textbook presents a careful introduction to group theory and its applications in atomic, molecular and solid-state physics. The reader is provided with the necessary background on the mathematical theory of groups and then shown how group theory is a powerful tool for solving physics problems. Worked examples and exercises with hints and answers encourage self-study, while the inclusion of some advanced subjects, such as the theory of induced representations and ray representations, Racah theory of atomic spectra, and Landau theory of second-order phase transitions, should interest professionals.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 397 pages 72 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642800214 (electronic bk.)
3642800211 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0171-1873 ;