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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 March 2013
      13 May 2010
      ISBN:
      9780511781865
      9780521896030
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511781865
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.78kg, 322 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Mathematical Methods, Algebra
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    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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    "The books construction is straightforward... Group Theory: A Physicist's Survey successfully introduces physics model builder to the most likely toold os choice for future constructions."
    Robert Gilmore, Physics Today

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