Topics

After some motivating examples, the following topics will be dealt with:

1. Groups, group morphisms, and group actions
2. Examples of groups relevant for physics
3. Representation theory of groups (especially finite groups)
4. Applications in physics
5. Lie groups and Lie algebras (beyond SU(2)) and their representation theory

Literature

• H.F. Jones, Groups, Representations and Physics, Taylor & Francis 1998.
• J.F. Cornwell, Group Theory in Physics, Vol. I and II, Academic Press 1984.
• W. Ludwig and C. Falter, Symmetries in Physics, Springer 1995.