[PDF] Symmetry In Physics Principles And Simple Applications eBook

Author : James Philip Elliott
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 25,86 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Author : W. M. Gibson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 11,12 MB
Release : 1976-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521207874

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An understanding of the properties and interactions of the elementary particles is an essential prerequisite of research work in high energy physics. Much progress in the subject has been achieved with the aid of symmetry principles. In this 1980 book the concept of symmetry or invariance is employed as a unifying theme. Using a careful explanation of the mathematical formalism and with many applications to particular cases, the authors introduce the reader to the symmetry schemes which dominate the world of the particle physicist. The presentation will also appeal to mathematicians and physicists in other fields who are interested in the applications of the general principles of symmetry. After a brief survey of the particles and a review of the relevant quantum mechanics, the principal symmetries are studied in turn. Some technical points are relegated to appendices and the book contains extensive references.

Author : Jakob Schwichtenberg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 41,46 MB
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319666312

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This is a textbook that derives the fundamental theories of physics from symmetry. It starts by introducing, in a completely self-contained way, all mathematical tools needed to use symmetry ideas in physics. Thereafter, these tools are put into action and by using symmetry constraints, the fundamental equations of Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Field Theory, Electromagnetism, and Classical Mechanics are derived. As a result, the reader is able to understand the basic assumptions behind, and the connections between the modern theories of physics. The book concludes with first applications of the previously derived equations. Thanks to the input of readers from around the world, this second edition has been purged of typographical errors and also contains several revised sections with improved explanations.

Author : R. McWeeny
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 37,71 MB
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1483226247

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Symmetry: An Introduction to Group Theory and its Application is an eight-chapter text that covers the fundamental bases, the development of the theoretical and experimental aspects of the group theory. Chapter 1 deals with the elementary concepts and definitions, while Chapter 2 provides the necessary theory of vector spaces. Chapters 3 and 4 are devoted to an opportunity of actually working with groups and representations until the ideas already introduced are fully assimilated. Chapter 5 looks into the more formal theory of irreducible representations, while Chapter 6 is concerned largely with quadratic forms, illustrated by applications to crystal properties and to molecular vibrations. Chapter 7 surveys the symmetry properties of functions, with special emphasis on the eigenvalue equation in quantum mechanics. Chapter 8 covers more advanced applications, including the detailed analysis of tensor properties and tensor operators. This book is of great value to mathematicians, and math teachers and students.

Author : Joseph M Schechter
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 10,68 MB
Release : 1994-04-22
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ISBN : 9814551600

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This volume gives the reader a feel for the latest applications of the symmetry approach to problems in elementary particle physics. Not only are formal, phenomenological and model-building aspects covered but there are also interesting presentations detailing the history of the subject.