Academic Catalog

PHYS495 GROUP THEORY IN PHYSICS

Course Code: 2300495
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Physics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. YUSUF ÝPEKOÐLU
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Basic group theory. Group representations. Discrete and continuous groups. Orthogonal, unitary groups. Lorentz and Poincare groups. Applications to quantum mechanics, solid state physics, atomic, nuclear and particle physics.