Symmetries in physics. Group theory applied to physical problems
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Symmetries in physics. Group theory applied to physical problems
zbMATH Open document ID: 0637.20008
author: Wolfgang Ludwig
author: C. Falter
published in: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences
publication date: 1992-09-17T00:00:00Z
review text: This book covers the whole width of symmetries in physics: from finite translation groups in lattices to Lie groups in elementary particle physics. The basic definitions and concepts of group theory (representations, characters, projection operators) are introduced for discrete groups from solid state physics. Most theorems and results are quoted without proofs and illustrated with examples. The main emphasis is put on applications. Slightly more than one third of the book deals with Lie groups and Lie algebras, especially with SU(n). The applications include the spectra of elementary particles, atoms and molecules, as well as gauge theories and spontaneous symmetry breaking.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 20C35
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 20-01
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 00A06
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 22E70
zbMATH DE Number: 40975
zbMATH Keywords: symmetries
zbMATH Keywords: translation groups
zbMATH Keywords: Lie groups
zbMATH Keywords: representations
zbMATH Keywords: Lie algebras
zbMATH Keywords: gauge theories
reviewed by: Evelyn Weimar-Woods
MaRDI profile type: Publication
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 40975