Introduction To Group Theory With Applications

Author : Gerald Burns
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-10
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781483191492

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Introduction to Group Theory with Applications by Gerald Burns Pdf

Introduction to Group Theory with Applications covers the basic principles, concepts, mathematical proofs, and applications of group theory. This book is divided into 13 chapters and begins with discussions of the elementary topics related to the subject, including symmetry operations and group concepts. The succeeding chapters deal with the properties of matrix representations of finite groups, the vibrations of molecular and crystals, vibrational wave function, selection rules, and molecular approximations. These topics are followed by reviews of the basic of quantum mechanics, crystal field theory, atomic physics, hybrid functions, and molecular orbital theory. The last chapters describe the symmetry of crystal lattices, the band theory of solids, and the full rotation group. This book will be of value to undergraduate mathematics and physics students.

Author : R. McWeeny
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781483226248

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Symmetry by R. McWeeny Pdf

Symmetry: An Introduction to Group Theory and its Application is an eight-chapter text that covers the fundamental bases, the development of the theoretical and experimental aspects of the group theory. Chapter 1 deals with the elementary concepts and definitions, while Chapter 2 provides the necessary theory of vector spaces. Chapters 3 and 4 are devoted to an opportunity of actually working with groups and representations until the ideas already introduced are fully assimilated. Chapter 5 looks into the more formal theory of irreducible representations, while Chapter 6 is concerned largely with quadratic forms, illustrated by applications to crystal properties and to molecular vibrations. Chapter 7 surveys the symmetry properties of functions, with special emphasis on the eigenvalue equation in quantum mechanics. Chapter 8 covers more advanced applications, including the detailed analysis of tensor properties and tensor operators. This book is of great value to mathematicians, and math teachers and students.

Author : Mildred S. Dresselhaus,Gene Dresselhaus,Ado Jorio
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540328995

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Group Theory by Mildred S. Dresselhaus,Gene Dresselhaus,Ado Jorio Pdf

This concise, class-tested book was refined over the authors’ 30 years as instructors at MIT and the University Federal of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Brazil. The approach centers on the conviction that teaching group theory along with applications helps students to learn, understand and use it for their own needs. Thus, the theoretical background is confined to introductory chapters. Subsequent chapters develop new theory alongside applications so that students can retain new concepts, build on concepts already learned, and see interrelations between topics. Essential problem sets between chapters aid retention of new material and consolidate material learned in previous chapters.

Author : John R. Ferraro,Joseph S. Ziomek
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781461548218

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Introductory Group Theory by John R. Ferraro,Joseph S. Ziomek Pdf

This volume is a consequence of a series of seminars presented by the authors at the Infrared Spectroscopy Institute, Canisius College, Buffalo, New York, over the last nine years. Many participants on an intermediate level lacked a sufficient background in mathematics and quantum mechan ics, and it became evident that a non mathematical or nearly nonmathe matical approach would be necessary. The lectures were designed to fill this need and proved very successful. As a result of the interest that was developed in this approach, it was decided to write this book. The text is intended for scientists and students with only limited theore tical background in spectroscopy, but who are sincerely interested in the interpretation of molecular spectra. The book develops the detailed selection rules for fundamentals, combinations, and overtones for molecules in several point groups. Detailed procedures used in carrying out the normal coordinate treatment for several molecules are also presented. Numerous examples from the literature illustrate the use of group theory in the in terpretation of molecular spectra and in the determination of molecular structure.

Author : M. Hamermesh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:841407509

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Group Theory and Its Application to Physical Problems by M. Hamermesh Pdf

Author : Nathan Carter
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781470464332

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Visual Group Theory by Nathan Carter Pdf

Recipient of the Mathematical Association of America's Beckenbach Book Prize in 2012! Group theory is the branch of mathematics that studies symmetry, found in crystals, art, architecture, music and many other contexts, but its beauty is lost on students when it is taught in a technical style that is difficult to understand. Visual Group Theory assumes only a high school mathematics background and covers a typical undergraduate course in group theory from a thoroughly visual perspective. The more than 300 illustrations in Visual Group Theory bring groups, subgroups, homomorphisms, products, and quotients into clear view. Every topic and theorem is accompanied with a visual demonstration of its meaning and import, from the basics of groups and subgroups through advanced structural concepts such as semidirect products and Sylow theory.

Author : Thomas Judson
Publisher : Orthogonal Publishing L3c
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1944325190

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Abstract Algebra by Thomas Judson Pdf

Abstract Algebra: Theory and Applications is an open-source textbook that is designed to teach the principles and theory of abstract algebra to college juniors and seniors in a rigorous manner. Its strengths include a wide range of exercises, both computational and theoretical, plus many non-trivial applications. The first half of the book presents group theory, through the Sylow theorems, with enough material for a semester-long course. The second half is suitable for a second semester and presents rings, integral domains, Boolean algebras, vector spaces, and fields, concluding with Galois Theory.

Author : Alan Vincent
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118723388

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Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory by Alan Vincent Pdf

This substantially revised and expanded new edition of the bestselling textbook, addresses the difficulties that can arise with the mathematics that underpins the study of symmetry, and acknowledges that group theory can be a complex concept for students to grasp. Written in a clear, concise manner, the author introduces a series of programmes that help students learn at their own pace and enable to them understand the subject fully. Readers are taken through a series of carefully constructed exercises, designed to simplify the mathematics and give them a full understanding of how this relates to the chemistry. This second edition contains a new chapter on the projection operator method. This is used to calculate the form of the normal modes of vibration of a molecule and the normalised wave functions of hybrid orbitals or molecular orbitals. The features of this book include: * A concise, gentle introduction to symmetry and group theory * Takes a programmed learning approach * New material on projection operators, and the calcultaion of normal modes of vibration and normalised wave functions of orbitals This book is suitable for all students of chemistry taking a first course in symmetry and group theory.

Author : John S. Rose
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-27
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486170664

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A Course on Group Theory by John S. Rose Pdf

Text for advanced courses in group theory focuses on finite groups, with emphasis on group actions. Explores normal and arithmetical structures of groups as well as applications. 679 exercises. 1978 edition.

Author : Petre P. Teodorescu,Nicolae-A.P. Nicorovici
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04-30
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781402020476

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Applications of the Theory of Groups in Mechanics and Physics by Petre P. Teodorescu,Nicolae-A.P. Nicorovici Pdf

The notion of group is fundamental in our days, not only in mathematics, but also in classical mechanics, electromagnetism, theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, theory of elementary particles, etc. This notion has developed during a century and this development is connected with the names of great mathematicians as E. Galois, A. L. Cauchy, C. F. Gauss, W. R. Hamilton, C. Jordan, S. Lie, E. Cartan, H. Weyl, E. Wigner, and of many others. In mathematics, as in other sciences, the simple and fertile ideas make their way with difficulty and slowly; however, this long history would have been of a minor interest, had the notion of group remained connected only with rather restricted domains of mathematics, those in which it occurred at the beginning. But at present, groups have invaded almost all mathematical disciplines, mechanics, the largest part of physics, of chemistry, etc. We may say, without exaggeration, that this is the most important idea that occurred in mathematics since the invention of infinitesimal calculus; indeed, the notion of group expresses, in a precise and operational form, the vague and universal ideas of regularity and symmetry. The notion of group led to a profound understanding of the character of the laws which govern natural phenomena, permitting to formulate new laws, correcting certain inadequate formulations and providing unitary and non contradictory formulations for the investigated phenomena.

Author : John F. Cornwell
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1997-07-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080532660

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Group Theory in Physics by John F. Cornwell Pdf

This book, an abridgment of Volumes I and II of the highly respected Group Theory in Physics, presents a carefully constructed introduction to group theory and its applications in physics. The book provides anintroduction to and description of the most important basic ideas and the role that they play in physical problems. The clearly written text contains many pertinent examples that illustrate the topics, even for those with no background in group theory.This work presents important mathematical developments to theoretical physicists in a form that is easy to comprehend and appreciate. Finite groups, Lie groups, Lie algebras, semi-simple Lie algebras, crystallographic point groups and crystallographic space groups, electronic energy bands in solids, atomic physics, symmetry schemes for fundamental particles, and quantum mechanics are all covered in this compact new edition. Covers both group theory and the theory of Lie algebras Includes studies of solid state physics, atomic physics, and fundamental particle physics Contains a comprehensive index Provides extensive examples

Author : Oleg Vladimirovič Bogopolʹskij
Publisher : European Mathematical Society
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 3037190418

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Introduction to Group Theory by Oleg Vladimirovič Bogopolʹskij Pdf

This book quickly introduces beginners to general group theory and then focuses on three main themes : finite group theory, including sporadic groups combinatorial and geometric group theory, including the Bass-Serre theory of groups acting on trees the theory of train tracks by Bestvina and Handel for automorphisms of free groups With its many examples, exercises, and full solutions to selected exercises, this text provides a gentle introduction that is ideal for self-study and an excellent preparation for applications. A distinguished feature of the presentation is that algebraic and geometric techniques are balanced. The beautiful theory of train tracks is illustrated by two nontrivial examples. Presupposing only a basic knowledge of algebra, the book is addressed to anyone interested in group theory: from advanced undergraduate and graduate students to specialists.

Author : Clara Löh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783319722542

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Geometric Group Theory by Clara Löh Pdf

Inspired by classical geometry, geometric group theory has in turn provided a variety of applications to geometry, topology, group theory, number theory and graph theory. This carefully written textbook provides a rigorous introduction to this rapidly evolving field whose methods have proven to be powerful tools in neighbouring fields such as geometric topology. Geometric group theory is the study of finitely generated groups via the geometry of their associated Cayley graphs. It turns out that the essence of the geometry of such groups is captured in the key notion of quasi-isometry, a large-scale version of isometry whose invariants include growth types, curvature conditions, boundary constructions, and amenability. This book covers the foundations of quasi-geometry of groups at an advanced undergraduate level. The subject is illustrated by many elementary examples, outlooks on applications, as well as an extensive collection of exercises.

Author : Paul Herman Ernst Meijer,Edmond Bauer
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Group theory
ISBN : 0486437981

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Group Theory by Paul Herman Ernst Meijer,Edmond Bauer Pdf

Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students receive an introduction to problem-solving by means of eigenfunction transformation properties with this text, which focuses on eigenvalue problems in which differential equations or boundaries are unaffected by certain rotations or translations. 1965 edition.

Author : Nadir Jeevanjee
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319147949

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An Introduction to Tensors and Group Theory for Physicists by Nadir Jeevanjee Pdf

The second edition of this highly praised textbook provides an introduction to tensors, group theory, and their applications in classical and quantum physics. Both intuitive and rigorous, it aims to demystify tensors by giving the slightly more abstract but conceptually much clearer definition found in the math literature, and then connects this formulation to the component formalism of physics calculations. New pedagogical features, such as new illustrations, tables, and boxed sections, as well as additional “invitation” sections that provide accessible introductions to new material, offer increased visual engagement, clarity, and motivation for students. Part I begins with linear algebraic foundations, follows with the modern component-free definition of tensors, and concludes with applications to physics through the use of tensor products. Part II introduces group theory, including abstract groups and Lie groups and their associated Lie algebras, then intertwines this material with that of Part I by introducing representation theory. Examples and exercises are provided in each chapter for good practice in applying the presented material and techniques. Prerequisites for this text include the standard lower-division mathematics and physics courses, though extensive references are provided for the motivated student who has not yet had these. Advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in physics and applied mathematics will find this textbook to be a clear, concise, and engaging introduction to tensors and groups. Reviews of the First Edition “[P]hysicist Nadir Jeevanjee has produced a masterly book that will help other physicists understand those subjects [tensors and groups] as mathematicians understand them... From the first pages, Jeevanjee shows amazing skill in finding fresh, compelling words to bring forward the insight that animates the modern mathematical view...[W]ith compelling force and clarity, he provides many carefully worked-out examples and well-chosen specific problems... Jeevanjee’s clear and forceful writing presents familiar cases with a freshness that will draw in and reassure even a fearful student. [This] is a masterpiece of exposition and explanation that would win credit for even a seasoned author.” —Physics Today "Jeevanjee’s [text] is a valuable piece of work on several counts, including its express pedagogical service rendered to fledgling physicists and the fact that it does indeed give pure mathematicians a way to come to terms with what physicists are saying with the same words we use, but with an ostensibly different meaning. The book is very easy to read, very user-friendly, full of examples...and exercises, and will do the job the author wants it to do with style.” —MAA Reviews