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Illustrating the fascinating interplay between physics and mathematics, Groups, Representations and Physics, Second Edition provides a solid foundation in the theory of groups, particularly group representations. For this new, fully revised edition, the author has enhanced the book's usefulness...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, H. F. (Hugh F.) (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : CRC Press, 1998.
Subjects:
MATHEMATICS / Algebra / General
SCIENCE / Mathematical Physics
Group theory.
Representations of groups.
Finite groups.
Continuous groups.
Transformations (Mathematics)
Mathematical physics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. General properties of groups and mappings. Group representations. Properties of irreducible representations. Physical applications. Continuous groups (SO(N)). Further applications. The SU(N) groups and particle physics. General treatment of simple Lie Groups. Representations of the PoincarĂ© groups. Gauge groups. Appendices. Glossary of mathematical symbols. Bibliography. Problem solutions. Index.