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Group theory in physics : an introduction /

This book, an abridgment of Volumes I and II of the highly respected Group Theory in Physics, presents a carefully constructed introduction to group theory and its applications in physics. The book provides anintroduction to and description of the most important basic ideas and the role that they pl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cornwell, J. F.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, ©1997.
Series:Techniques of physics ; 7.
Subjects:
Group theory.
Mathematical physics.
Lie algebras.
Algèbres de Lie.
Physique mathématique.
Théorie des groupes.
SCIENCE > Physics > Mathematical & Computational.
Lie algebras
Group theory
Mathematical physics
Fisica matematica.
Electronic books.
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The basic framework
  • The structure of groups
  • Lie groups
  • Representations of groups : principal ideas
  • Representations of groups : developments
  • Group theory in quantum mechanical calculations
  • Crystallographic space groups
  • The role of Lie algebras
  • The relationships between Lie groups and Lie algebras explored
  • The three-dimensional rotation groups
  • The structure of semi-simple Lie algebras
  • Representations of semi-simple Lie algebras
  • Symmetry schemes for the elementary particles.