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Symmetry, Broken Symmetry, and Topology in Modern Physics: A First Course

Hardback

Main Details

Title Symmetry, Broken Symmetry, and Topology in Modern Physics: A First Course
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mike Guidry
By (author) Yang Sun
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:664
Dimensions(mm): Height 253,Width 194
Category/GenreQuantum physics
Applied physics
ISBN/Barcode 9781316518618
ClassificationsDewey:539.725
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 31 March 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Written for use in teaching and for self-study, this book provides a comprehensive and pedagogical introduction to groups, algebras, geometry, and topology. It assimilates modern applications of these concepts, assuming only an advanced undergraduate preparation in physics. It provides a balanced view of group theory, Lie algebras, and topological concepts, while emphasizing a broad range of modern applications such as Lorentz and Poincare invariance, coherent states, quantum phase transitions, the quantum Hall effect, topological matter, and Chern numbers, among many others. An example based approach is adopted from the outset, and the book includes worked examples and informational boxes to illustrate and expand on key concepts. 344 homework problems are included, with full solutions available to instructors, and a subset of 172 of these problems have full solutions available to students.

Author Biography

Mike Guidry is Professor in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Tennessee. He is the author of more than 125 journal articles and six published textbooks. He has been the Lead Educational Technology Developer for several major college textbooks in introductory physics, astronomy, biology, genetics, and microbiology. During his career, he has won multiple teaching awards and has taken the lead in a variety of science outreach initiatives. Yang Sun gained his Ph.D. at the Technical University of Munich and has many years of experience teaching undergraduate courses, ranging from introductory physics to quantum mechanics. He is the author of more than 250 journal articles, mainly in the field of nuclear many-body theory, but also in other correlated fermionic systems. He was awarded the Wu Youxun Prize by the Chinese Physical Society for his research achievements.

Reviews

'The whole of theoretical physics, and our general picture of the world, are based on symmetries. This book is devoted to symmetries and their manifestations in nature, and it allows students to develop a theoretical and experimental understanding of the fundamental properties of the Universe. This path is carefully paved by the authors.' Professor Vladimir Zelevinsky, Michigan State University