Introduction to Continuous Symmetries - From Space-Time to Quantum Mechanics

Powerful and practical symmetry-based approaches to quantum phenomena

In Introduction to Continuous Symmetries, distinguished researcher Franck Lalo-elivers an insightful and thought-provoking work demonstrating that the underlying equations of quantum mechanics emerge from very general symmetry considerations without the need to resort to artificial or ambiguous quantization rules. Starting at an elementary level, this book explains the computational techniques such as rotation invariance, irreducible tensor operators, the Wigner-Eckart theorem, and Lie groups that are necessary to understand nuclear physics, quantum optics, and advanced solid-state physics.

The author offers complementary resources that expand and elaborate on the fundamental concepts discussed in the book-s ten accessible chapters. Extensively explained examples and discussions accompany the step-by-step physical and mathematical reasoning. Readers wi