Reduction of the Direct Product of Representations of the Poincareʹ Group

Reduction of the Direct Product of Representations of the Poincareʹ Group
Author: H. E. Moses
Publisher:
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1969
Genre: Conformal mapping
ISBN:

The factors of the direct product and the representations which appear in the expansion are expressed in terms of a particular momentum representation called 'the standard helicity representation' which enables one to use a uniform notation for all masses, whether real, zero, or imaginary. The earlier portions of the present paper summarizes the properties of these representations.

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 848
Release: 1970
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

Group Theory And Hopf Algebras: Lectures For Physicists

Group Theory And Hopf Algebras: Lectures For Physicists
Author: Aiyalam P Balachandran
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2010-07-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814464163

This book is addressed to graduate students and research workers in theoretical physics who want a thorough introduction to group theory and Hopf algebras. It is suitable for a one-semester course in group theory or a two-semester course which also treats advanced topics. Starting from basic definitions, it goes on to treat both finite and Lie groups as well as Hopf algebras. Because of the diversity in the choice of topics, which does not place undue emphasis on finite or Lie groups, it should be useful to physicists working in many branches.A unique aspect of the book is its treatment of Hopf algebras in a form accessible to physicists. Hopf algebras are generalizations of groups and their concepts are acquiring importance in the treatment of conformal field theories, noncommutative spacetimes, topological quantum computation and other important domains of investigation. But there is a scarcity of treatments of Hopf algebras at a level and in a manner that physicists are comfortable with. This book addresses this need superbly.There are illustrative examples from physics scattered throughout the book and in its set of problems. It also has a good bibliography. These features should enhance its value to readers.The authors are senior physicists with considerable research and teaching experience in diverse aspects of fundamental physics. The book, being the outcome of their combined efforts, stands testament to their knowledge and pedagogical skills.

Theory of Group Representations and Applications

Theory of Group Representations and Applications
Author: Asim Orhan Barut
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 750
Release: 1986
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9789971502171

Lie!algebras - Topological!groups - Lie!groups - Representations - Special!functions - Induced!representations.

Group Theoretical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

Group Theoretical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
Author: R. Mirman
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2005-05
Genre: Geometric quantization
ISBN: 059534125X

Table of Contents Preface 1 Foundations 1 2 Why Geometry, so Physics, Require Complex Numbers 25 3 Properties of Statefunctions 38 4 The Foundations of Coherent Superposition 58 5 Geometry, Transformations, Groups and Observers 85 6 The Poincare Group and Its Implications 108 7 The Dimension of Space 122 8 Bosons, Fermions, Spinors and Orthogonal Groups 146 9 The Complete Reasonableness of Quantum Mechanics 159 A: Terminology and Conventions 177 The Einstein Podolsky Rosen Paradox 185 Experimental Meaning of the Concept of Identical Particles 191 Nonexistence of Superselection Rules; Definition of Term "Frame of Reference" 203 Complex Groups, Quantum Mechanics, and the Dimension and Reality of Space 221 The Reality and Dimension of Space and the Complexity of Quantum Mechanics 235 References 255 Index 259.

Group Theory and Its Applications

Group Theory and Its Applications
Author: Ernest M. Loebl
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 725
Release: 2014-05-12
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1483264017

Group Theory and Its Applications focuses on the applications of group theory in physics and chemistry. The selection first offers information on the algebras of lie groups and their representations and induced and subduced representations. Discussions focus on the functions of positive type and compact groups; orthogonality relations for square-integrable representations; group, topological, Borel, and quotient structures; and classification of semisimple lie algebras in terms of their root systems. The text then takes a look at the generalization of Euler's angles and projective representation of the Poincare group in a quaternionic Hilbert space. The manuscript ponders on group theory in atomic spectroscopy, group lattices and homomorphism, and group theory in solid state physics. Topics include band theory of solids, lattice vibrations in solids, stationary states in the quantum theory of matter, coupled tensors, and shell structure. The text then examines the group theory of harmonic oscillators and nuclear structure and de Sitter space and positive energy. The selection is a dependable reference for physicists and chemists interested in group theory and its applications.