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Symmetry: An Introduction to Group Theory and Its Applications
Contributor(s): McWeeny, Roy (Author)
ISBN: 0486421821     ISBN-13: 9780486421827
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2002
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Annotation: This well-organized volume develops the elementary ideas of both group theory and representation theory in a progressive and thorough fashion. Designed to allow students to focus on any of the main fields of application, it  is geared toward advanced undergraduate and graduate physics and chemistry students. 1963 edition. Appendices.
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BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Group Theory
- Mathematics | Applied
- Science | Physics - General
Dewey: 512
LCCN: 2002023722
Series: Dover Books on Physics
Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.56" W x 8.5" (0.61 lbs) 256 pages
 
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The crucial significance of symmetry to the development of group theory and in the fields of physics and chemistry cannot be overstated, and this well-organized volume provides an excellent introduction to the topic.
The text develops the elementary ideas of both group theory and representation theory in a progressive and thorough fashion, leading students to a point from which they can proceed easily to more elaborate applications. The finite groups describing the symmetry of regular polyhedral and of repeating patterns are emphasized, and geometric illustrations of all main processes appear here -- including more than 100 fully worked examples.
Designed to be read at a variety of levels and to allow students to focus on any of the main fields of application, this volume is geared toward advanced undergraduate and graduate physics and chemistry students with the requisite mathematical background.