num_pages: 608
description: A concise modern textbook on group theory written especially for physicistsAlthough group theory is a mathematical subject it is indispensable to many areas of modern theoretical physics from atomic physics to condensed matter physics particle physics to string theory. In particular it is essential for an understanding of the fundamental forces. Yet until now what has been missing is a modern accessible and self-contained textbook on the subject written especially for physicists.Group Theory in a Nutshell for Physicists fills this gap providing a user-friendly and classroom-tested text that focuses on those aspects of group theory physicists most need to know. From the basic intuitive notion of a group A. Zee takes readers all the way up to how theories based on gauge groups could unify three of the four fundamental forces. He also includes a concise review of the linear algebra needed for group theory making the book ideal for self-study.Provides physicists with a modern and accessible introduction to group theoryCovers applications to various areas of physics including field theory particle physics relativity and much moreTopics include finite group and character tables; real pseudoreal and complex representations; Weyl Dirac and Majorana equations; the expanding universe and group theory; grand unification; and much moreThe essential textbook for students and an invaluable resource for researchersFeatures a brief self-contained treatment of linear algebraAn online illustration package is available to professorsSolutions manual (available only to professors)
language: English
title: Group Theory in a Nutshell for Physicists
publisher: Princeton University Press