Symmetry in Science

An Introduction to the General Theory

Joseph Rosen (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

213 Seiten

1996 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-40629-9 (ISBN)

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Symmetry plays an essential role in science - not only in crystallography and quantum theory, where its role has long been explicitly recognized, but also in condensed-matter physics, thermodynamics, chemistry, biology, and others. This text discusses the concept of symmetry and its application to many areas of science. While it includes a detailed introduction to the theory of groups, which forms the mathematical apparatus for describing symmetries, it also includes a much more general discussion of the nature of symmetry and its role in science. Many problems serve to sharpen the reader's understanding, and an extensive bibliography concludes the book.

Contents: What is Symmetry?- The Mathematics of Symmetry: Group Theory.- Group Theory Continued.- Symmetry: The Formalism.- Applications of Symmetry.- Approximate Symmetry and Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking.- Symmetry in Process, Conservation, and Cosmic Considerations.- Symmetry: The Concept.- Symmetry in Science.- More Symmetry in Science.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.4.1996
Zusatzinfo	XV, 213 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Schlagworte	Mathematica • Quantum Theory • Science • thermodynamics
ISBN-10	0-387-40629-8 / 0387406298
ISBN-13	978-0-387-40629-9 / 9780387406299
Zustand	Neuware