Groups and symmetries : from finite groups to lie groups

Groups and symmetries : from finite groups to lie groups / Yvette Kosmann-Schwarzbach ; translated by Stephanie Frank Singer.

Groups and Symmetries: From Finite Groups to Lie Groups presents an introduction to the theory of group representations and its applications in quantum mechanics. Accessible to advanced undergraduates in mathematics and physics as well as beginning graduate students, the text deals with the theory o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kosmann-Schwarzbach, Yvette, 1941- (Author)
Other Authors: Singer, Stephanie Frank, 1964- (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Cham : Springer, 2022.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Universitext.
Subjects:
Representations of groups.
Finite groups.
Lie groups.
Representaciones de grupos
Grupos finitos
Grupos de Lie
Finite groups
Lie groups
Representations of groups
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. General Facts About Groups
  • 2. Representations of Finite Groups
  • 3. Representations of Compact Groups
  • 4. Lie Groups and Lie Algebras
  • 5. Lie Groups SU(2) and SO(3)
  • 6. Representations of SU(2) and SO(3)
  • 7. Spherical Harmonics
  • 8. Representations of SU(3) and Quarks
  • 9. Spin Groups and Spinors
  • Problems and Solutions
  • Endnote
  • Bibliography.-Index.

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