Group Theory and Its Applications in Physics (Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, Vol 78)

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Summary: My choice for a course on group theory for physicists
Review: Very good book, a fine replacement and updating of the book by Tinkham on the same subject. Carefully written, doesn't avoid the "difficult" points, which become not so difficult, after their treatment. The applications cover Rotation Group, Point Groups, Electronic States of Molecules and Crystals, Molecular Vibrations, Time Reversal, Landau's Theory of Phase transitions, the Symmetric Group. Plenty of exercises, answers and hints. I've taught from it. Highly recommended.

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Summary: A model of text book writting
Review: Wonderful! Excellent! Great! Best of the Best! I think this book have to be a model to one who would like to write a text book! Do you believe the Group Theory is hard to learn? Read this book!