GROUP REPRESENTATION THEORY FOR PHYSICISTS
2nd Edition
by Jin-Quan Chen (Nanjing University, China), Jialun Ping (Nanjing University, China),
&
Fan Wang (Nanjing University, China)
Table of Contents (505k)
Foreword (54k)
Preface (167k)
Chapter 1: Introduction (918k)
About the AuthorsJin-Quan Chen is the Full Professor of Physics at the Nanjing University. His research fields include nuclear theory and group theory. In 1984, his research on “The Physical Method of Group Representation Theory” won him the National Natural Science Award. Jialun Ping is the Full Professor of physics at the Nanjing Normal University. His research fields are in Group representation theory and its application in physics, hadron physics and computational physics. In 1995, his research on “Quark model and multiquark states” won the Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation Award.
This book introduces systematically the eigenfunction method, a new approach to the group representation theory which was developed by the authors in the 1970's and 1980's in accordance with the concept and method used in quantum mechanics. It covers the applications of the group theory in various branches of physics and quantum chemistry, especially nuclear and molecular physics. Extensive tables and computational methods are presented.
Group Representation Theory for Physicists may serve as a handbook for researchers doing group theory calculations. It is also a good reference book and textbook for undergraduate and graduate students who intend to use group theory in their future research careers.
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