Group Theory in Subnuclear Physics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780198517429)

This book is a useful and accessible introduction to symmetry principles in particle physics. Concepts of group theory are clearly explained and their applications to subnuclear physics brought up to date. The book begins with introductions to both the types of symmetries known in physics and to group theory and representation theory. Successive chapters deal with the symmetric groups and their Young diagrams, braid groups, Lie groups and algebras, Cartan's classification of semi-simple groups, and the Lie groups most used in physics are treated in detail. Gauge groups are discussed, and applications to elementary particle physics and multiquark systems introduced throughout the book where appropriate. Many worked examples are also included. There is a growing interest in the quark structure of hadrons and in theories of particle interactions based on the principle of gauge symmetries. Students and researchers on theoretical physics will make great strides in their work with the ideas and applications found here.

Author: Fl Stancu
ISBN-10: 0198517424
ISBN-13: 9780198517429
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Language: English
Published: 01/30/1997
Pages: 436
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.45h x 6.37w x 1.13d