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Physics of the Lorentz group /
This book explains the Lorentz group in a language familiar to physicists, namely in terms of two-by-two matrices. While the three-dimensional rotation group is one of the standard mathematical tools in physics, the Lorentz group applicable to the four-dimensional Minkowski space is still very stran...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) :
IOP Publishing,
[2021]
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | IOP (Series). Release 21.
IOP ebooks. 2021 collection. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book explains the Lorentz group in a language familiar to physicists, namely in terms of two-by-two matrices. While the three-dimensional rotation group is one of the standard mathematical tools in physics, the Lorentz group applicable to the four-dimensional Minkowski space is still very strange to most physicists. However, it plays an essential role in a wide swathe of physics and is becoming the essential language for modern and rapidly developing fields. The first edition was primarily based on applications in high-energy physics developed during the latter half of the 20th Century, and the application of the same set of mathematical tools to optical sciences. In this new edition, the authors have added five new chapters to deal with emerging new problems in physics, such as quantum optics, information theory, and fundamental issues in physics including the question of whether quantum mechanics and special relativity are consistent with each other, or whether these two disciplines can be derived from the same set of equations. |
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| Notas: | "Version: 20210205"--Title page verso. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color). Also available in print. |
| Público: | Mathematical and theoretical physicists. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780750336079 9780750336062 |