Because of the pandemic the course will be conducted
entirely via an online format. I will send a Zoom invitation via
email. Please do not share that Zoom link. Auditors are welcome,
but they must contact me first. Please note: I am always open to requests
for covering specific topics. gm
This
is a course on group theory primarily intended for physics graduate students
intending to specialize in condensed matter or particle theory. It will also
have material of interest to mathematics students with some interest in mathematical
physics. A more detailed course description of a past incarnation can be found
here.
The first class will be on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2020, at 12pm.
We will then meet on subsequent Monday's and Thursday's 12pm - 1:20pm
until the beginning of May. FINAL CLASS: Monday, May 3, 2021. Final
paper is due on Wednesday, May 12, 2021.
A description of potential topics and some administrative matters can be found
be found
here.
You can find the relevant lecture notes below. I will
be modifying, adding, and maybe subtracting material from these lecture notes in an effort to
improve them as the course proceeds.
Chapter 1 lecture notes.
Chapter 2 lecture notes.
Chapter 3 lecture notes.
Chapter 4 lecture notes.
Chapter 8 lecture notes.
Chapter 10 lecture notes.
A list of suggested topics for the term paper can be found here. I will try to update and improve this list through the semester, but I'm making an old one available from the beginning of the course. Many things need to be updated. Check with me on whatever topic you choose.
Here are the pdf notes of what I wrote on the Ipad (2020):
March 20 notes.
March 24 notes.
March 27 notes.
March 31 notes.
April 3 notes.
April 7 notes.
April 10 notes.
April 14 notes.
April 17 notes.
April 21 notes.
April 24 notes.
April 28 notes.
May 1 notes.
Here are the pdf notes of what I wrote on the Ipad (2021):
Lecture 1: Thursday, January 21 notes.
Lecture2: Monday, January 25 notes.
Lecture3: Thursday, January 28 notes.
Lecture4: Monday, February 1 notes.
Lecture5: Thursday, February 4 notes.
Lecture6: Monday, February 8 notes.
Lecture7: Thursday, February 11 notes.
Lecture8: Monday, February 15 notes.
Lecture9: Thursday, February 18 notes.
Lecture10: Monday, February 22 notes.
Lecture11: Thursday, February 25 notes.
Lecture12: Monday, March 1 notes.
Lecture13: Thursday, March 4 notes.
Lecture14: Monday, March 8 notes.
Lecture15: Thursday, March 11 notes.
Lecture16: Monday, March 22 notes.
Lecture17: Thursday, March 25 notes.
Lecture18: Monday, March 29 notes.
Lecture19: Thursday, April 1 notes.
Lecture20: Monday, April 5 notes.
Lecture21: Thursday, April 8 notes.
Lecture22: Monday, April 12 notes.
Lecture23: Thursday, April 15 notes.
Lecture24: Monday, April 19 notes.
Lecture25: Thursday, April 22 notes.
Lecture26: Monday, April 26 notes .
Lecture27: Thursday, April 27 notes .
Lecture28: Monday, May 3 notes .
Here is a link to the Zoom recording of the lectures (2021):
Lecture 1: Thursday, January 21 .
Lecture2: Monday, January 25: No recording.
Lecture3: Thursday, January 28.
Lecture4: Monday, February 1 .
Lecture5: Thursday, February 4 .
Lecture6: Monday, February 8 .
Lecture7: Thursday, February 11 .
Lecture8: Monday, February 15 .
Lecture9: Thursday, February 18 .
Lecture10: Monday, February 22 .
Lecture11: Thursday, February 25 .
Lecture12: Monday, March 1 .
Lecture13: Thursday, March 4 .
Lecture14: Monday, March 8 .
Lecture15: Thursday, March 11 .
Lecture16: Monday, March 22 .
Lecture17: Thursday, March 25 .
Lecture18: Monday, March 29 .
Lecture19: Thursday, April 1 .
Lecture20: Monday, April 5 .
Lecture21: Thursday, April 8 .
Lecture22: Monday, April 12 .
Lecture23: Thursday, April 15 .
Lecture24: Monday, April 19 .
Lecture25: Thursday, April 22 .
Lecture25: Thursday, April 22 .
Lecture26: Monday, April 26 .
Lecture27: Thursday, April 29 .
Lecture28: Monday, May 3 .