Elements of Group Theory for Physicists: 3rd Ed

by A.W. Joshi

the advantages of group theory in physics were not recognized till 1925 when it was applied for formal study of theoretical foundations of quantum mechanics, atomic structures and spectra by, to name a few, H A Bethe, E P Wigner, etc. It has now become indispensable in several branches of physics and physical chemistry. Dr. Joshi develops the mathematics of group theory and then goes on to present its applications to quantum mechanics, crystallography, and solid state physics. For proper comprehension of representation theory, he has covered thoroughly such diverse but relevant topics as Hilbert spaces, function spaces, operators, and direct sum and product of matrices. He often proceeds from the particular to the general so that the beginning student does not have an impression that group theory is merely a branch of abstract mathematics. Various concepts have been explained consistently by the use of the C4v. Besides, it contains an improved and more general proof of the Schurs first lemma and an interpretation of the orthogonality theorem in the language of vector spaces (Chapter 3).Throughout the text the author gives attention to details and avoids complicated notation.

Genres: Physics

350 pages, Hardcover

Published June 30, 1982

Reviews

[Huyen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely love how books with titles like "elementary/basic bla bla bla" or "introduction to bla bla" often turn out to be so freaking hard that they are depressing, they make me feel very intelligent indeed. But this one is exceptionally well-written, although painful as most physics/math books. clears a lot of confusion due to my lack of class attendance in quantum. better than most other texts i'm reading on group theory and applications in physics.

[dead letter office · Rating 4 out of 5]

good book on algebraic entities that appear in (generally quantum) physics.

[Pranjal · Rating 1 out of 5]

good

[Rituparna Hazarika · Rating 4 out of 5]

i want to read this book as i have got positive views about it