Explains the concept of symmetry and its ramifications for art, music, and life on Earth, describing how symmetry is found everywhere in the universe.
Explains the concept of symmetry and its ramifications for art, music, and life on Earth, describing how symmetry is found everywhere in the universe.
Quantum field theory forms the present theoretical framework of physics of elementary particles and their interactions. This up-dated and expanded text examines gauge theories and their symmetries with an emphasis on their physical and technical aspects.--BOOK JACKET.
An expanded and up-dated text examining gauge theories and their symmetries with an emphasis on their physical and technical aspects. New chapters give a systematic introduction to classical field theories and the electroweak theory. Suitable for graduate courses in physics, the…
"This book is a straightforward introduction to symmetry methods; it is aimed at applied mathematicians, physicists, and engineers. The presentation is informal, with many worked examples. It is written at a level suitable for postgraduates and advanced undergraduates. The reade…