Lie Groups, Physics, and Geometry
Subtitle: an Introduction for Physicists, Engineers and Chemists
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9780511377525
Subjects: Group theory; Lie groups
Description: Introduction to Lie groups for graduate and undergraduate students in physics, mathematics and electrical engineering.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Lie groups; 3 Matrix groups; 4 Lie algebras; 5 Matrix algebras; 6 Operator algebras; 7 EXPonentiation; 8 Structure theory for Lie algebras; 9 Structure theory for simple Lie algebras; 10 Root spaces and Dynkin diagrams; 11 Real forms; 12 Riemannian symmetric spaces; 13 Contraction; 14 Hydrogenic atoms; 15 Maxwell's equations; 16 Lie groups and differential equations; Bibliography; Index.