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Symmetries and Group Theory

Code
Φ-660
Level
Graduate
Category
B
Teacher
N. Tsamis
ECTS
5
Hours
4
Semester
Winter
Display
Yes
Offered
No
Goal of the course
The course is intended for graduate students as well as for undergraduates with the proper background. The basic aim of the course is to present the role of symmetries and groups in theories of fundamental interactions.
Program
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Syllabus
Group Theory. Group Representations Theory. Connection between Groups and Symmetries.The Groups SU(2) and SU(3). Lie Groups. Global, Local and Discrete Symmetries in fundamental interactions.
Bibliography
«Lie Algebras in Particle Physics» - Howard Georgi, Westview Press«Quantum Field Theory – Volume 1» - Steven Weinberg, Cambridge University Press.