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- 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 textbook has done before
- This second corrected edition contains many revised sections with improved explanations
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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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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.
Thanks to the input of readers from around the world, this second edition has been purged of typographical errors and also contains several revised sections with improved explanations.Â
Authors and Affiliations
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Karlsruhe, Germany
Jakob Schwichtenberg
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Physics from Symmetry
Authors: Jakob Schwichtenberg
Series Title: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66631-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-66630-3Published: 18 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88288-8Published: 04 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-66631-0Published: 01 December 2017
Series ISSN: 2192-4791
Series E-ISSN: 2192-4805
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXI, 287
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Mathematical Methods in Physics, Mathematical Physics, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Topological Groups, Lie Groups