The representation theory of the symmetric group / / G. D. James

• Record Nr.: UNISA996466761003316
• Autore: James G. D (Gordon Douglas), <1945->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin, Germany : , : Springer, , [1978]; ©1978
• ISBN: 3-540-35711-4
• Edizione: [1st ed. 1978.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (VIII, 160 p.)
• Collana: Lecture Notes in Mathematics, , 0075-8434 ; ; 682
• Disciplina: 512.2
• Soggetti: Representations of groups
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Background from representation theory -- The symmetric group -- Diagrams, tableaux and tabloids -- Specht modules -- Examples -- The character table of -- The garnir relations -- The standard basis of the specht module -- The branching theorem -- p-regular partitions -- The irreducible representations of -- Composition factors -- Semistandard homomorphisms -- Young’s rule -- Sequences -- The Littlewood-richardson rule -- A specht series for M? -- Hooks and skew-hooks -- The determinantal form -- The hook formula for dimensions -- The murnaghan-nakayama rule -- Binomial coefficients -- Some irreducible specht modules -- On the decomposition matrices of -- Young’s orthogonal form -- Representations of the general linear group.

Gauge field theories : an introduction with applications / / Mike Guidry

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910144741003321
• Autore: Guidry M. W
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Wiley, c1991
• ISBN: 1-281-76436-1; 9786611764364; 3-527-61735-3; 3-527-61736-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (624 p.)
• Disciplina: 530.1/435; 530.1435
• Soggetti: Gauge fields (Physics); Quantum field theory
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "A Wiley-Interscience publication."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 579-592) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: GAUGE FIELD THEORIES AN INTRODUCTION WITH APPLICATIONS; Contents; Part I: QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; 1. Relativistic Wave Equations; 1.1 Special Relativity and Spacetime; 1.2 Contravariant and Covariant Vectors; 1.3 Lorentz Transformations; 1.4 Klein-Gordon Equation; 1.5 Dirac Equation; 1.6 Prescriptions for Negative-Energy States; 1.7 Feynman Diagrams; 1.8 Loops, Trees, and Infinities; 1.9 Background and Further Reading; 2. Canonical Quantization of Local Field Theories; 2.1 Quantization in Discrete Mechanics; 2.2 General Properties of the Action; 2.3 Lagrangian Densities for Free Fields; 2.4 Quantization of the Real Scalar Field2.5 Quantization of a Complex Scalar Field; 2.6 Quantization of the Dirac Field; 2.7 Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field; 2.8 Noether's Theorem; 2.9 Interactions between Fields; 2.10 Background and Further Reading; 3. Perturbation Theory and Evaluation of the S-Matrix; 3.1 Interaction Representation; 3.2 Definition of the S-Matrix; 3.3 Interaction Picture Fourier Expansions; 3.4 Reduction by Wick's Theorem; 3.5 Example: Self-coupled Scalar Field; 3.6 Differential Cross Sections; 3.7 Example: Spinor Electrodynamics; 3.8 Graphs That Are Excluded; 3.9 Feynman Rules for Electrodynamics3.10 Background and Further ; Reading; 4. Path Integral Quantization; 4.1 Nonrelativistic Path Integral; 4.2 Path Integral for Field Theory; 4.3 Evaluation of Path Integrals; 4.4 Feynman Diagrams; 4.5 Grassmann Variables; 4.6 Fermions in the Path Integral; 4.7 Ghost Fields; 4.8 Background and Further Reading; Part II: GAUGE FIELD THEORIES; 5. Symmetry and Group Theory; 5.1 Introduction to the Theory of Groups; 5.2 Lie Groups and Lie Algebras; 5.3 Unitary Symmetries; 5.4 Topological Properties; 5.5 Background and Further Reading; 6. Weak and Electromagnetic Interactions6.1 QED: Prototype Quantum Field Theory; 6.2 Phenomenology of the Weak Interactions; 6.3 Problems with the Fermi Phenomenology; 6.4 Renormalization in QED; 6.5 Renormalization and Weak Interactions; 6.6 Background and Further Reading; 7. Yang - Mills Fields; 7.1 Local Non-Abelian Gauge Invariance; 7.2 Properties of Yang - Mills Fields; 7.3 Path-Dependent Representations; 7.4 Path Integral Quantization; 7.5 Background and Further Reading; 8. Spontaneously Broken Symmetry and the Higgs Mechanism; 8.1 Classical Symmetry Modes; 8.2 A Simple Example; 8.3 Goldstone Bosons8.4 The Higgs Mechanism; 8.5 Some General Remarks; 8.6 Background and Further Reading; 9. Standard Electroweak Model; 9.1 The Electroweak Gauge Group; 9.2 Standard Model for Leptonic Interactions; 9.3 Inclusion of Hadrons; 9.4 Critique of the Standard Theory; 9.5 Background and Further Reading; 10. The Strong Interactions and Quantum Chromodynamics; 10.1 Properties of Quarks; 10.2 Evidence for Gluons; 10.3 Deep Inelastic Lepton Scattering; 10.4 Partons; 10.5 The Quark-Parton Model; 10.6 Quantum Chromodynamics; 10.7 Background and Further Reading; 11. Grand Unified Theories; 11.1 Evolution of Coupling Constants
• Sommario/riassunto: Acquaints readers with the main concepts and literature of elementary particle physics and quantum field theory. In particular, the book is concerned with the elaboration of gauge field theories in nuclear physics; the possibility of creating fundamental new states of matter such as an extended quark-gluon plasma in ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions; and the relation of gauge theories to the creation and evolution of the universe. Divided into three parts, it opens with an introduction to the general principles of relativistic quantum field theory followed by the essential ingredients of

Principles of Economics for a Post-Meltdown World / / by John Komlos

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910255059603321
• Autore: Komlos John
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016
• ISBN: 3-319-27828-2
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2016.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (102 p.)
• Collana: SpringerBriefs in Economics, , 2191-5504
• Disciplina: 330
• Soggetti: Economic policy; Economics; Economic history; Economic Policy; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods; History of Economic Thought/Methodology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Basic Concepts -- Micro: Supply and Demand in the Product Markets -- Micro: Supply and Demand in the Factor Markets -- Applications of Economic Principles -- Macroeconomics Economic Growth and Business Cycles -- Growth, Development and the Global Economy -- Unemployment, Inflation, and Economic Policy -- Conclusion -- Endnotes.
• Sommario/riassunto: This brief emphasizes the ways in which introductory economics textbooks incorrectly rely on assumptions about the free market, the rational agent model, market fundamentalism, and standard long-standing assumptions in economics, and in doing so disregard the effects of incomplete and asymmetric information on choice and on allocation, and maintain a general but flawed belief that competitive markets can always provide efficient solutions automatically. In other words, the standard economics principles textbook is anachronistic, they assume that tastes are exogenous, they overlook interdependencies and externalities not only in production but in consumption of goods, and they overlook the fact that path-dependence is a major hindrance to optimization. Mainstream ; principles of economics textbooks distort our worldview with immense political and cultural consequences. Students of these principles deserve a more complete perspective, and this brief critiques that conventional worldview and provides an alternative perspective, with an emphasis on free-market economics wherein the human element should be paramount and moral judgments should override market outcomes. In other words, what is important is not GNP as much as the quality of life, not institutions but how people live and fare in them. This brief argues that economics cannot be a science; it has too many ideological aspects, and in many ways conventional textbooks are not providing a true-to-life depiction of the economy. This Brief will be a reference or supplemental text for college and university students enrolled in such applied undergraduate and graduate courses and seminars in economics and economic theory.