Group Theory for High Energy Physicists (Hardcover)

Although group theory has played a significant role in the development of various disciplines of physics, there are few recent books that start from the beginning and then build on to consider applications of group theory from the point of view of high energy physicists. Group Theory for High Energy Physicists fills that role. It presents groups, especially Lie groups, and their characteristics in a way that is easily comprehensible to physicists. The book first introduces the concept of a group and the characteristics that are imperative for developing group theory as applied to high energy physics. It then describes group representations since matrix representations of a group are often more convenient to deal with than the abstract group itself. With a focus on continuous groups, the text analyzes the root structure of important groups and obtains the weights of various representations of these groups. It also explains how symmetry principles associated with group theoretical techniques can be used to interpret experimental results and make predictions. This concise, gentle introduction is accessible to undergraduate and graduate students in physics and mathematics as well as researchers in high energy physics. It shows how to apply group theory to solve high energy physics problems.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	2013
Authors:	Mohammad Saleem • Muhammad Rafique
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	230
ISBN-13:	978-1-4665-1063-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Particle & high-energy physics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Algebra > Groups & group theory Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > General
LSN:	1-4665-1063-3
Barcode:	9781466510630

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