Lie Groups for Pedestrians Contributor(s): Lipkin, Harry J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486421856 ISBN-13: 9780486421858 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2002 Annotation: This book shows how the well-known methods of angular momentum algebra can be extended to treat other Lie groups. Chapters cover isospin; the three-dimensional harmonic oscillator; algebras of operators that change the number of particles; permutations, bookkeeping, and Young diagrams; and more. 1966 edition. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Group Theory - Mathematics | Algebra - Linear - Mathematics | Applied |
Dewey: 539.720 |
LCCN: 2002022117 |
Series: Dover Books on Physics |
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.28" W x 8.58" (0.48 lbs) 210 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: According to the author of this concise, high-level study, physicists often shy away from group theory, perhaps because they are unsure which parts of the subject belong to the physicist and which belong to the mathematician. However, it is possible for physicists to understand and use many techniques which have a group theoretical basis without necessarily understanding all of group theory. This book is designed to familiarize physicists with those techniques. Specifically, the author aims to show how the well-known methods of angular momentum algebra can be extended to treat other Lie groups, with examples illustrating the application of the method. |