Lie Algebras in Particle Physics

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Course No: 95.607; Last Offered: No Data;

Course Description

Introduction to group theory and its application to high energy physics; definition of a group and its representations; Lie groups and Lie algebras; study of SU (2) Lie algebra, its representations and the Wigner-Eckart theorem; isospin group; roots, weights and simple roots of simple Lie algebras and applications to the SU (3) group; tensor methods for lie algebras; SU (3) flavor symmetry; Young Tableaux for decomposing products of representations; SU (N) group; SU (6) and the Quark Model; the color SU (3) group and the theory of strong interaction of quarks; hadron mass; splittings using group theory; grand unification and the SU (5) group.

Prerequisites & Notes

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  • Credits: 3;

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