An edition of A Course in Modern Mathematical Physics (2000)
A Course in Modern Mathematical Physics
Groups, Hilbert Space and Differential Geometry
By Peter Szekeres
Publish Date
January 17, 2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
eng
Pages
600
Description:
This book provides an introduction to the major mathematical structures used in physics today. It covers the concepts and techniques needed for topics such as group theory, Lie algebras, topology, Hilbert space and differential geometry. Important theories of physics such as classical and quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and special and general relativity are also developed in detail, and presented in the appropriate mathematical language. The book is suitable for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in mathematical and theoretical physics, as well as applied mathematics. It includes numerous exercises and worked examples, to test the reader's understanding of the various concepts, as well as extending the themes covered in the main text. The only prerequisites are elementary calculus and linear algebra. No prior knowledge of group theory, abstract vector spaces or topology is required.