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Série COURS
Domaines physics
Date Vendredi 25 Novembre 2016
Heure 10:00
Institut IPHT
Salle Salle Claude Itzykson, Bât. 774
Nom de l'orateur Anthony Zee
Prenom de l'orateur
Addresse email de l'orateur
Institution de l'orateur KITP and IPhT
Titre Group Theory in a Nutshell for Physicists (2/5)
Résumé I intend to follow closely a portion of the material contained in my textbook ``Group Theory in a Nutshell for Physicists'' (Princeton University Press 2016), which is in turn based on a course I gave at the University of California at Santa Barbara. The course was for graduate students and qualified undergraduates. \par For this 5-lecture course, I plan to focus on the Cartan classification of Lie algebras and Dynkin diagrams. Thus, I expect students to be already familiar with the concept of a group and of its matrix representations. \par We will begin with a quick overview of SU(N), focusing on SU(2) and SU(3) in particular, and drawing from parts IV and V of my book. I will then follow part VI in detail, covering the following topics: roots and weights for orthogonal, unitary, and symplectic algebras; Cartan classification; and Dynkin diagrams. If we do find ourselves with extra time on our hands, there are many additional topics we could choose to discuss, such as the Majorana equation and its emergence in condensed matter physics. \par Neither this course nor the textbook is suitable for people seeking mathematical rigor. The treatment of group theory is given at a level customary for physics students.
Numéro de preprint arXiv
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