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Group Theory Application to the Physics of Condensed Matter
群论:凝聚态物理的应用

Author: Mildred S. Dresselhaus, Gene Dresselhaus, Ado Jorio
原文地址：https://www.zhisci.com/pdfshow/17562

Every process in physics is governed by selection rules that are the consequence of symmetry requirements. The beauty and strength of group theory resides in the transformation of many complex symmetry operations into a very simple linear algebra. This concise and class-tested book has been pedagogically tailored over 30 years MIT and 2 years at the University Federal of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Brazil. The approach centers on the conviction that teaching group theory in close connection with applications helps students to learn, understand and use it for their own needs. For this reason, the theoretical background is confined to the first 4 introductory chapters (6-8 classroom hours). From there, each chapter develops new theory while introducing applications so that the students can best retain new concepts, build on concepts learned the previous week, and see interrelations between topics as presented. Essential problem sets between the chapters also aid the retention of the new material and for the consolidation of material learned in previous chapters. The text and problem sets have proved a useful springboard for the application of the basic material presented here to topics in semiconductor physics, and the physics of carbon-based nanostructures.
物理学中的每一个过程都受到选择规则的制约，这些规则是对称性要求的结果。群论的美与强在于将许多复杂的对称运算转化为一个非常简单的线性代数。这本简明且经过班级测试的书在麻省理工学院30年和巴西米纳斯吉拉斯联邦大学（UFMG）两年的教学上进行了裁剪。这种方法的核心是坚信，将群体理论与应用紧密结合起来，有助于学生学习、理解和运用它来满足自己的需要。因此，理论背景仅限于前四章导论（6-8学时）。在此基础上，每一章在介绍应用程序的同时发展新的理论，以便学生能够最好地保留新概念，建立在前一周所学概念的基础上，并看到所呈现主题之间的相互关系。各章之间的基本问题集也有助于保留新材料和巩固前几章所学的材料。课文和习题集已被证明是一个有用的跳板，可以将这里介绍的基本材料应用于半导体物理和碳基纳米结构的物理。

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