Lie Groups in Physics
by G. 't Hooft, M. J. G. Veltman
Publisher: Utrecht University 2007
Number of pages: 75
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Contents: Quantum mechanics and rotation invariance; The group of rotations in three dimensions; More about representations; Ladder operators; The group SU(2); Spin and angular distributions; Isospin; The Hydrogen Atom; The group SU(3); Representations of SU(N).
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