Reviews for Group Theory: A Physicist's Survey

The average rating for Group Theory: A Physicist's Survey based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-05-11 00:00:00 Ashley Levine The title should be a warning to several people. First, it is intended to physicists. Second, it is a survey. Thus, it is twice as informal as normal! For someone like me, that's great. If you want to put all the group theory jargon going around in conferences, talks, classes, seminars, etc., in one concise book, but in a fast and not too deep way, this book is for you. If you want a very detailed book, or if you are a very rigorous person, you are going to be very annoyed. The reason why I don't give it 5 stars are two: 1.- He never clearly defines the Coxeter Number (nor the dual Coxeter Number) 2.- References to a more detailed explanation for specific topics is lacking. Also, there are references listed inside the text!, that horrible! The pros are several: 1.- Fast paced, never boring, and always to the point 2.- Clear, concise and covers almost everything. It has around 90% of the terminology I've read/used/heard. 3.- The connection between group theory and Galois is nicely explained, which is more "standard" textbooks for physicists is missing. 4.- It is very up to date 5.- There's an introduction to graded and Kac-Moody algebras. 6.- The solution of the Hydrogen Atom is amazing. Now I realize that mi QM teacher was an ignorant! and many other reasons to suggest this book to physicist looking for a survey in group theory!

Review # 2 was written on 2017-09-13 00:00:00 Patrick Roetzer A short but sweet little book; jam packed with goodies of matter.