Overview
- A highly praised new approach to teaching basic physics based on symmetry principles
- Self-contained and pedagogical presentation
- Reveals the inner consistency and elegance of theoretical physics in a way no text book has done before
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics (ULNP)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Foundations
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Front Matter
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Symmetry Tools
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Front Matter
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The Equations of Nature
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Front Matter
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Applications
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Back Matter
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About this book
This is a textbook that derives the fundamental theories of physics from symmetry.
It starts by introducing, in a completely self-contained way, all mathematical tools needed to use symmetry ideas in physics. Thereafter, these tools are put into action and by using symmetry constraints, the fundamental equations of Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Field Theory, Electromagnetism, and Classical Mechanics are derived.
As a result, the reader is able to understand the basic assumptions behind, and the connections between the modern theories of physics. The book concludes with first applications of the previously derived equations.
Reviews
“The main purpose of this book is to present an updated modern approach to physical theories thorough symmetry methods. … this book describes rather well the not always easy to understand subject of symmetry methods in physics, and will be a valuable addition to the bibliography for any interested reader, and even for the expert … .” (Rutwig Campoamor-Stursberg, zbMATH 1330.81005, 2016)
“This book should be a must for every science and math undergraduate. It is the right way to introduce physics to young students and a significant improvement on the way in which undergraduate courses started with classical physics. The beauty of the subject is made obvious and the built up of the field of physics is clearly illustrated; without compromising on the maths. … I would recommend this book to anybody.” (Rudy Blyweert, Amazon.com, October, 2015)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Physics from Symmetry
Authors: Jakob Schwichtenberg
Series Title: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19201-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-19201-7Published: 04 June 2015
Series ISSN: 2192-4791
Series E-ISSN: 2192-4805
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 279
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: Mathematical Methods in Physics, Mathematical Physics, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Topological Groups, Lie Groups