Ebook: Symmetry, Broken Symmetry, and Topology in Modern Physics

Written for use in teaching and for self-study, this book provides a comprehensive and pedagogical introduction to groups, algebras, geometry, and topology. It assimilates modern applications of these concepts, assuming only an advanced undergraduate preparation in physics. It provides a balanced view of group theory, Lie algebras, and topological concepts, while emphasizing a broad range of modern applications such as Lorentz and Poincaré invariance, coherent states, quantum phase transitions, the quantum Hall effect, topological matter, and Chern numbers, among many others. An example based approach is adopted from the outset, and the book includes worked examples and informational boxes to illustrate and expand on key concepts. 344 homework problems are included, with full solutions available to instructors, and a subset of 172 of these problems have full solutions available to students.

A comprehensive introduction to uses of groups, algebras, and topology in modern physics, written at a level suitable for both advanced undergraduate and graduate students
Provides a broader and more integrated view of current applications in modern physics of groups, algebras, and topology, reflective of the authors' own research and teaching experience
Supports both instructors and students in teaching and learning through the inclusion of 344 worked problems with full solutions