Problems and solutions in group theory for physicists / Z.Q. Ma and X.Y. Gu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ma, Zhongqi, 1940-

Contributor:

Gu, X. Y. (Xiao-Yan)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group theory.

Mathematical physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (477 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

River Edge, NJ : World Scientific Pub., 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is aimed at graduate students in physics who are studyinggroup theory and its application to physics. It contains a shortexplanation of the fundamental knowledge and method, and thefundamental exercises for the method, as well as some importantconclusions in group theory.

Contents:

Preface; Contents; 1. REVIEW ON LINEAR ALGEBRAS; 2. GROUP AND ITS SUBSETS; 3. THEORY OF REPRESENTATIONS; 4. THREE-DIMENSIONAL ROTATION GROUP; 5. SYMMETRY OF CRYSTALS; 6. PERMUTATION GROUPS; 7. LIE GROUPS AND LIE ALGEBRAS; 8. UNITARY GROUPS; 9. REAL ORTHOGONAL GROUPS; 10. THE SYMPLECTIC GROUPS; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611872403

9781281872401

1281872407

9789812562418

9812562419

OCLC:

228136398