1. Physics in Flat Spacetime: Geometric Viewpoint 1.1 Overview 1.2 Foundational Concepts 1.3 Tensor Algebra Without a Coordinate System 1.4 Particle Kinetics and Lorentz Force Without a Reference Frame 1.5 Component Representation of Tensor Algebra
This book is designed to introduce the reader to the theory of semisimple Lie algebras over an algebraically closed field of characteristic 0, with emphasis on representations. A good knowledge of linear algebra (including eigenvalues, bilinear form