Symmetry, Broken Symmetry, and Topology in Modern Physics A First Course
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Written for use in teaching and for self-study, this book provides a comprehensive and pedagogical introduction to groups, algebras, geometry, and topology. It assimilates modern applications of these concepts, assuming only an advanced undergraduate preparation in physics. It provides a balanced view of group theory, Lie algebras, and topological concepts, while emphasizing a broad range of modern applications such as Lorentz and Poincaré invariance, coherent states, quantum phase transitions, the quantum Hall effect, topological matter, and Chern numbers, among many…
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Key features
- A comprehensive introduction to uses of groups, algebras, and topology in modern physics, written at a level suitable for both advanced undergraduate and graduate students
- Provides a broader and more integrated view of current applications in modern physics of groups, algebras, and topology, reflective of the authors' own research and teaching experience
- Supports both instructors and students in teaching and learning through the inclusion of 344 worked problems with full solutions
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009000949
- Subjects Mathematical Methods,Mathematical Physics,Mathematics,Physics and Astronomy
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 02 June 2022
- ISBN: 9781316518618
- Dimensions (mm): 246 x 189 mm
- Weight: 1.56kg
- Page extent: 664 pages
- Availability: In stock
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 17 March 2022
- ISBN: 9781009000949
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