| PHYS-7143 | Spring semester 2016 |
P. Cvitanović, Group Theory - birdtracks.eu
All chapter and section
numbers refer to the version 9.0 of this book, unless stated otherwise.
B. Gutkin, Lecture notes: Group theory
and its applications in physics
All chapter and section
numbers refer to the version 1.0 of the lecture notes, unless stated otherwise.
M. Tinkham, Group Theory and Quantum Mechanics (McGraw-Hill, NY 1964) - nice book, worth owning.
M. Golubitsky and I. Stewart, The Symmetry Perspective: From Equilibrium to Chaos (Springer, NY 2003)
R. Gilmore and C. Letellier, The Symmetry of Chaos (Oxford 2007)
J.-Q. Chen, J. Ping and F. Wang, Group Representation Theory for Physicists (World Scientific, Singapore 2002)
W.G. Harter, Principles of Symmetry, Dynamics, and Spectroscopy (Wiley, NY 1974)
Frank Porter, Physics 129b "Group Theory" (Caltech, Spring 2008)
START: Tuesday Jan 12 2016, 12:05 in Howey S204
PLACE AND TIMES: Howey S204, Tu,Th 12:05-1:25
PREREQUISITES: A basic background in linear algebra and quantum mechanics.
TEACHING METHOD: Two lectures and a homework problem set per week.
EVALUATION METHOD: Weekly homework assignments. Grades will be determined from the homework (70%) and the final exam (30%).
PROBLEM SETS: Please deliver solutions to problem sets by Tuesday, at the lecture, or place them in Predrag's mailbox.
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