TitleGroup Theory : Application to the Physics of Condensed Matter
Author(s)Dresselhaus, Mildred S;Dresselhaus, Gene;Jorio, Ado
PublicationBerlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
DescriptionXV, 582 p : online resource
Abstract NoteEvery process in physics is governed by selection rules that are the consequence of symmetry requirements. The beauty and strength of group theory resides in the transformation of many complex symmetry operations into a very simple linear algebra. This concise and class-tested book has been pedagogically tailored over 30 years MIT and 2 years at the University Federal of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Brazil. The approach centers on the conviction that teaching group theory in close connection with applications helps students to learn, understand and use it for their own needs. For this reason, the theoretical background is confined to the first 4 introductory chapters (6-8 classroom hours). From there, each chapter develops new theory while introducing applications so that the students can best retain new concepts, build on concepts learned the previous week, and see interrelations between topics as presented. Essential problem sets between the chapters also aid the retention of the new material and for the consolidation of material learned in previous chapters. The text and problem sets have proved a useful springboard for the application of the basic material presented here to topics in semiconductor physics, and the physics of carbon-based nanostructures
ISBN,Price9783540328995
Keyword(s)1. CONDENSED MATTER 2. CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS 3. EBOOK 4. EBOOK - SPRINGER 5. Electronic materials 6. GROUP THEORY 7. Group Theory and Generalizations 8. Mathematical Methods in Physics 9. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS 10. Optical and Electronic Materials 11. OPTICAL MATERIALS 12. PHYSICS 13. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
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