Group Theory in a Nutshell for Physicists
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Group Theory in a Nutshell for Physicists

  1. 632 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Group Theory in a Nutshell for Physicists

About this book

A concise, modern textbook on group theory written especially for physicists

Although group theory is a mathematical subject, it is indispensable to many areas of modern theoretical physics, from atomic physics to condensed matter physics, particle physics to string theory. In particular, it is essential for an understanding of the fundamental forces. Yet until now, what has been missing is a modern, accessible, and self-contained textbook on the subject written especially for physicists.

Group Theory in a Nutshell for Physicists fills this gap, providing a user-friendly and classroom-tested text that focuses on those aspects of group theory physicists most need to know. From the basic intuitive notion of a group, A. Zee takes readers all the way up to how theories based on gauge groups could unify three of the four fundamental forces. He also includes a concise review of the linear algebra needed for group theory, making the book ideal for self-study.

  • Provides physicists with a modern and accessible introduction to group theory
  • Covers applications to various areas of physics, including field theory, particle physics, relativity, and much more
  • Topics include finite group and character tables; real, pseudoreal, and complex representations; Weyl, Dirac, and Majorana equations; the expanding universe and group theory; grand unification; and much more
  • The essential textbook for students and an invaluable resource for researchers
  • Features a brief, self-contained treatment of linear algebra
  • An online illustration package is available to professors
  • Solutions manual (available only to professors)

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. A Brief Review of Linear Algebra
  8. Part I: Groups: Discrete or Continuous, Finite or Infinite
  9. Part II: Representing Group Elements by Matrices
  10. Part III: Group Theory in a Quantum World
  11. Part IV: Tensor, Covering, and Manifold
  12. Part V: Group Theory in the Microscopic World
  13. Part VI: Roots, Weights, and Classification of Lie Algebras
  14. Part VII: From Galileo to Majorana
  15. Part VIII: The Expanding Universe
  16. Part IX: The Gauged Universe
  17. Epilogue
  18. Timeline of Some of the People Mentioned
  19. Solutions to Selected Exercises
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index
  22. Collection of Formulas