NPTEL : NOC:Group Theory Methods in Physics (Physics)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Ramadevi


Lecture 1 - Introduction - I

Lecture 2 - Introduction - II

Lecture 3 - Normal subgroup, Coset, Conjugate group

Lecture 4 - Factor group, Homomorphism, Isomorphism

Lecture 5 - Factor group, Homomorphism, Isomorphism

Lecture 6 - Conjugacy Classes

Lecture 7 - Permutation Groups

Lecture 8 - Cycle Structure

Lecture 9 - Cycle Structure (Continued...)

Lecture 10 - Young Diagram and Molecular Symmetry

Lecture 11 - Point Groups

Lecture 12 - Symmetries of Molecules, Schoenflies Notation

Lecture 13 - Symmetries of Molecules, Stereographic Projection

Lecture 14 - Examples of Molecular Symmetries and Proof of Cayley Theorem

Lecture 15 - Matrix Representation of Groups - I

Lecture 16 - Matrix Representation of Groups - II

Lecture 17 - Reducible and Irreducible Representation - I

Lecture 18 - Reducible and Irreducible Representation - II

Lecture 19 - Great Orthogonality Theorem and Character Table - I

Lecture 20 - Great Orthogonality Theorem and Character Table - II

Lecture 21 - Mulliken Notation, Character Table and Basis

Lecture 22 - Tensor Product of Representation

Lecture 23 - Tensor Product and Projection Operator - I

Lecture 24 - Tensor Product and Projection Operator - II

Lecture 25 - Tensor Product and Projection Operator with an example

Lecture 26 - Binary Basis and Observables

Lecture 27 - Selection Rules

Lecture 28 - Selection Rules and Molecular Vibrations

Lecture 29 - Molecular vibration normal modes: Classical Mechanics approach

Lecture 30 - Molecular vibration normal modes: Group Theory approach

Lecture 31 - Molecular vibration modes using projection operator

Lecture 32 - Vibrational representation of character

Lecture 33 - Infrared Spectra and Raman Spectra

Lecture 34 - Introduction to continuous group

Lecture 35 - Generators of translational and rotational transformation

Lecture 36 - Generators of Lorentz transformation

Lecture 37 - Introduction to O(3) and SO(3) group

Lecture 38 - SO(n) and Lorentz group

Lecture 39 - Generalised orthogonal group and Lie algebra

Lecture 40 - Subalgebra of Lie algebra

Lecture 41 - gl(2,C) and sl(2,C) group

Lecture 42 - U(n) and SU(n) group

Lecture 43 - Symplectic group

Lecture 44 - SU(2) and SU(3) groups

Lecture 45 - Rank, weight and weight vector

Lecture 46 - Weight vector, root vector, comparison between SU(2) and SU(3) algebra

Lecture 47 - Root diagram, simple roots, adjoint representation

Lecture 48 - SU(2) sub-algebra, Dynkin diagrams

Lecture 49 - Fundamental weights, Young diagrams, dimension of irreducible representation

Lecture 50 - Young diagrams and tensor products

Lecture 51 - Tensor product, Wigner - Eckart theorem

Lecture 52 - Tensor product of irreducible representation 1: Composite objects from fundamental particles

Lecture 53 - Tensor product of irreducible representation 2: Decimet and octet diagrams in the Quark Model

Lecture 54 - Clebsch - Gordan coefficients

Lecture 55 - 1) Quadrupole moment tensor (Wigner-Eckart theorem) 2) Decimet Baryon wavefunction

Lecture 56 - Higher dimensional multiplets in the quark model

Lecture 57 - Symmetry breaking in continuous groups

Lecture 58 - Dynamical symmetry in hydrogen atom: SO(4) algebra

Lecture 59 - Hydrogen atom energy spectrum and degeneracy using Runge-Lenz vector