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Group theory : a physicist's survey /
Group theory has long been an important computational tool for physicists, but, with the advent of the Standard Model, it has become a powerful conceptual tool as well. This book introduces physicists to many of the fascinating mathematical aspects of group theory, and mathematicians to its physics...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Group theory has long been an important computational tool for physicists, but, with the advent of the Standard Model, it has become a powerful conceptual tool as well. This book introduces physicists to many of the fascinating mathematical aspects of group theory, and mathematicians to its physics applications. Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this book gives a comprehensive overview of the main aspects of both finite and continuous group theory, with an emphasis on applications to fundamental physics. Finite groups are extensively discussed, highlighting their irreducible representations and invariants. Lie algebras, and to a lesser extent Kac-Moody algebras, are treated in detail, including Dynkin diagrams. Special emphasis is given to their representations and embeddings. The group theory underlying the Standard Model is discussed, along with its importance in model building. Applications of group theory to the classification of elementary particles are treated in detail. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 310 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511776267 0511776268 9780511773686 0511773684 0521896037 9780521896030 9780511781865 0511781865 9786612657924 6612657928 1282657925 9781282657922 0511775504 9780511775505 0511772610 9780511772610 0511774745 9780511774744 |