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Contents
Why Group Theory? | 1 |
1 Finite Groups | 2 |
2 Lie Groups | 43 |
3 SU2 | 56 |
4 Tensor Operators | 68 |
5 Isospin | 79 |
6 Roots and Weights | 90 |
7 SU3 | 98 |
16 Color | 214 |
17 Constituent Quarks | 221 |
18 Unified Theories and SU5 | 225 |
19 The Classical Groups | 237 |
20 The Classification Theorem | 244 |
21 SO2n + 1 and Spinors | 255 |
22 SO2n + 2 Spinors | 265 |
23 SUn in SO2n | 270 |
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Lie Algebras In Particle Physics: from Isospin To Unified Theories Howard Georgi No preview available - 1999 |
Lie Algebras in Particle Physics: From Isospin to Unified Theories Howard Georgi No preview available - 1995 |
Common terms and phrases
adjoint representation angular momentum annihilation operators anticommute antiquarks automorphism baryon boxes called Cartan Chapter Clebsch-Gordan Clifford algebra color SU(3 commutation relations complex conjugate conjugacy classes construct corresponding creation operators decompose defining representation definition diagonal dimensional space doublet Dynkin diagram equivalent example explicitly find finite group first Gell-Mann group elements Higgs field highest weight Hilbert space integers invariant tensor irreducible representations isospin J3 value labels linear combination lower indices lowering operators mass matrix elements mesons multiplication law neutrino neutron non-zero nontrivial notation nucleon orthogonal pair particles Pauli matrices permutation physics positive roots problem proton quarks raising and lowering reflection regular representation right-handed satisfies simple Lie algebra simple roots singlet spin spinor representations SU(N subalgebra subgroup subspace symmetry tensor components tensor operators tensor product theorem theory tion traceless trivial unification unitary upper indices vacuum value vector Young tableau zero
Bibliographic information
| Title | Lie Algebras In Particle Physics: from Isospin To Unified Theories Frontiers in Physics Advanced book program: Addison-Wesley Volume 54 of Frontiers in Physics : a lecture note and reprint series Volume 54 of Frontiers in physics |
| Author | Howard Georgi |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Avalon Publishing, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0738202339, 9780738202334 |
| Length | 344 pages |
| Subjects | › › Mathematics / General Science / General Science / Physics / General |
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