Symmetry groups in physics
News
- The results of the 2-nd exam are now available via STINE
Lecture Material
Lecture
- Tue 12:15 - 13:45, Notkestr. 9-11, SemRm 1 (Room 1083, 1-st floor), Campus Bahrenfeld
- Fri 09:00 - 10:30, Notkestr. 9-11, SemRm 1 (Room 1083, 1-st floor), Campus Bahrenfeld
Exercise class
- Fri 10:45-12:15, Notkestr. 9-11, SemRm 1 (Room 1083, 1-st floor), Campus Bahrenfeld
Examination
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The module can chosen for the M.Sc. Physics study course (English or German)
Credit points: 8 -
Examination: written exam
room 1083, Notkestraße 9-11
(i) 8. August, 10:15 - 11:45
(ii) 27. September, 10:15 - 11:45 - Registration: STINE
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Admitted aids:
none, especially no notes, script, sample solutions, no mobile phones
Literature
- G. Fischer: Lehrbuch der Algebra
- Brian C. Hall: Lie groups, Lie algebras, and Representations
- J. Schwichtenberg: Physics from Symmetry
- K.-H. Goldhorn, H.-P. Heinz, M. Kraus: Moderne mathematische Methoden der Physik, Bd. 2, Teil IV
- K. Sundermeyer: Symmetries in Fundamental Physics
- W. Kühnel: Matrizen und Lie-Gruppen
- M. Böhm: Lie-Gruppen und Lie-Algebren in der Physik
- M. S. Dresselhaus, G. Dresselhaus, A. Jorio: Group Theory: Application to the Physics of Condensed Matter
Overview of topics
- Symmetry concepts in various fields of physics.
- Basic concepts of mathematical group theory
- Examples of symmetry groups in classical and quantum mechanics
- Discrete groups, applications to geometry and in condensed matter theory
- Group actions, representation theory
- Topological groups, Lie groups and Lie algebras
- Applications to quantum theory of many-particle systems