Reflections on Quanta, Symmetries, and Supersymmetries

• Main Author: Varadarajan, V.S (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Algebra.; Ordered algebraic structures.; Topological groups.; Lie groups.; Differential equations.; Probabilities.; Quantum physics.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Topological Groups, Lie Groups.; Quantum Physics.; Order, Lattices, Ordered Algebraic Structures.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Ordinary Differential Equations.; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.

Unitary representation theory has great intrinsic beauty which enters other parts of mathematics at a very deep level. In quantum physics it is the preferred language for describing symmetries and supersymmetries. Two of the greatest figures in its history are Mackey and Harish-Chandra. Their work (...

Table of Contents:

• Prologue
• Quantum foundations
• Quantum measurement
• Probability in the quantum world
• Spacetime in the ultra-small scale
• The superworld
• Symmetries and particles in the p-adic world
• Representation theory: Conversations with Harish-Chandra.