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Group theory [ LPHY1221 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  22.5 h + 15.0 h   2q 

Teacher(s) Ruelle Philippe ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Main themes 1. Finite groups: fundamental notions and examples ; representations (tensors) ; characters ; tensor products (tensor algebra) ; illustrations on important finite groups (permutations and Young tableaux) ; applications ; 2. Lie groups and Lie algebras: generators ; classical groups ; representations of algebras ; representations of su(2) and tensor products ; lifting to SO(3) ; the su(3) algebra ; representations of linear groups and Young tableaux ; applications.
Aims To give a systematic introduction to the theory of groups and their representations, and to demonstrate its usefulness in physics through selected applications.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Other information Prerequisites BAC1 courses in algebra and calculus.
Faculty or entity
in charge
> PHYS
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
  Sigle Crédits Prérequis Acquis
d'apprentissage
Minor in Physics LPHYS100I 5 -
Master [120] in Physics PHYS2M 5 -
Additionnal module in Physics LPHYS100P 5 -
Minor in Mathematics LMATH100I 5 -
Additionnal module in Mathematics LMATH100P 5 -


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