Duration: 21 weeks
Number of lectures per week: 3
Assessment:
End-of-year Examination: Hopefully, this course will be examined in 3 parts, one examination covering each term's work
Description:
Group representions arise wherever there is symmetry and linearity. They provide perhaps the most important single tool in the application of Mathematics to Physics and Chemistry. They are also an important resource in several branches of Pure Mathematics.
The course will be in 3 parts. These will be examined separately, after each part.
Representations of Compact Groups
Representations of Lie Groups
Notes on the course may be found in http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/coursework/424/.
Oct 5, 2006