Physics from Symmetry

• Main Author: Schwichtenberg, Jakob (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Topological groups.; Lie groups.; Mathematical physics.; Nuclear physics.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Mathematical Physics.; Particle and Nuclear Physics.; Topological Groups, Lie Groups.

This is a textbook that derives the fundamental theories of physics from symmetry.   It starts by introducing, in a completely self-contained way, all mathematical tools needed to use symmetry ideas in physics. Thereafter, these tools are put into action and by using symmetry constraints, the fundam...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Foundations
• Introduction
• Special Relativity
• Part II: Symmetry Tools
• Lie Group Theory
• The Framework
• Part III: The Equations of Nature
• Measuring Nature
• Free Theory
• Interaction Theory
• Part IV: Applications
• Quantum Mechanics
• Quantum Field Theory
• Classical Mechanics
• Electrodynamics
• Gravity
• Closing Words
• Part V: Appendices
• Vector Calculus
• Calculus
• Linear Algebra
• Additional Mathematical Notions.