Semi-Simple Lie Algebras and Their Representations
| AUTHOR | Cahn, Robert N. |
| PUBLISHER | Dover Publications (03/17/2006) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Designed to acquaint students of particle physics already familiar with SU(2) and SU(3) with techniques applicable to all simple Lie algebras, this text is especially suited to the study of grand unification theories. Subjects include simple roots and the Cartan matrix, the classical and exceptional Lie algebras, the Weyl group, and more. 1984 edition.
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ISBN-13:
9780486449999
ISBN-10:
0486449998
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Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
174
Carton Quantity:
44
Product Dimensions:
6.58 x 0.36 x 9.36 inches
Weight:
0.51 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Mathematics | Algebra - Linear
Dewey Decimal:
512.482
Library of Congress Control Number:
2005056936
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Designed to acquaint students of particle physics already familiar with SU(2) and SU(3) with techniques applicable to all simple Lie algebras, this text is especially suited to the study of grand unification theories. Subjects include simple roots and the Cartan matrix, the classical and exceptional Lie algebras, the Weyl group, and more. 1984 edition.
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Author:
Cahn, Robert N.
Robert Cahn is a Senior Physicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His theoretical work has focused on the Standard Model, and, together with his collaborators, he developed one of the most promising methods for discovering the Higgs boson. As a member of the BaBar Collaboration, he participated in the measurement of CP violation in B mesons.
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