Representations and Characters of Groups |
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Gordon James, Martin Liebeck
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Pages: 458 (Paperback)
ISBN: 052100392X
Pub: Cambridge University Press
Pub date: 2001-10-18
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 62455
Reader Reviews:
An enjoyable Maths Book! (0/0 people found this helpful)
I found the book easy to start with a cursory cursory read through to get an overview. I needed to re-read each chapter carefully to get to grips with the content. The contents fared well under scrutiny with neat concise proofs. Whether my linear algebra and group theory would stand the strain was always a worry, but the style of the writing kept me reassured, a compliment to the authors. The result is that I now have a fairly good idea of the subject.
An enjoyable learning experience!
A Nice Introduction to Representation Theory (0/0 people found this helpful)
This book has one of the clearest and simplest
exposition of the theory of group representations.
There is little fuss or abstract formalism that
might obscure the meaning of the fundamental
concepts and theorems. The material is clearly
written and very well organized. The chapters
are very short, thankfully, and the best thing
is that there are complete worked solutions to
all the chapter exercises.
The book ends with a nice application of the
theory to molecular vibration.
(As always, it helps to know the basic facts
about groups, and linear algebra - vector
spaces, linear transformations, matrices etc.)
An excellent book!
Very Good Introduction to Representation Theory (4/4 people found this helpful)
This book deals with introductory representation theory very well, introducing the often difficult-to-grasp concept of a module very well, considering. However, although the proofs are slicker, I would prefer at least a small matrix-leaning for the uninitiated. Considering they assume almost no group theory whatsoever, to introduce modules that quickly seems like a bit of lopsidedness in the prerequisites. Having said that, this is my only grumble with this book. Well planned and with a leisurely pace, this book should keep most people, at least through the first two-thirds of the book. I would recommend this book - I learned (basic) representation theory solely from this book, and it hasn't done me any harm!
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