Mathematical Perspectives on Theoretical Physics: A Journey from Black Holes to Superstrings
By addebook • Jun 28th, 2008 • Category: Mathematics •
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Mathematical Perspectives on Theoretical Physics: A Journey from Black Holes to Superstrings
Publisher: Imperial College Press
Number Of Pages: 864
Publication Date: 2003-09
Sales Rank: 1938079
ISBN / ASIN: 1860943640
EAN: 9781860943645
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Imperial College Press
Studio: Imperial College Press
Average Rating: 2.5
This book presents the basics of mathematics that are needed for learning the physics of today. It describes briefly the theories of groups and operators, finite- and infinite-dimensional algebras, concepts of symmetry and supersymmetry, and then delineates their relations to theories of relativity and black holes, classical and quantum physics, electroweak fields and Yang-Mills. It concludes with a chapter on (the complex theory of) strings and superstrings and their link to black holes — an idea that fascinates both the physicist and the mathematician.
Review:
Pretentious book
This book attempts to cover the amount of theory that would require a shelf of books to cover adequately. As a result, it basically only gives the definitions and results (theorems without proofs) in each topic, something that one could get for free from online encyclopedias. There are problems with partial solutions, but they are not problems that a student who is exposed to the topics for the first time can solve. Since there are no proofs of theorems or examples, one cannot solve those problems from studying from this book alone, so why even put those problems in?
To me this seems like a book that the author wrote to summarize the author’s knowledge (if the author has really indeed memorized this plethora of information???), while there is no way of understanding what the topics are about if you are reading the topics for the very first time. To master all the topics in this book would require years of serious studying, so you are better off buy books that specialize in these topics.Password:
Size: 55.46 MB
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