Reviews
"This book lives up to my high expectations and can stand shoulder to shoulder with Zee's other two Nutshell books." ---Johannes Koelman, Science 2.0, "This is an ambitious book. Zee brings together a lot of material not easily found in one place." --Savdeep S. Sethi, University of Chicago, "Zee's lovely book on the theory of group representations is comprehensive and complete, both from the mathematical and physical points of view. While it doesn't discuss the representations of the symmetric groups, the book's got almost everything on the mathematical side, including roots and weights in the theory of compact Lie groups. The physics applications are mainly from high energy physics but also include some from chemical and condensed matter physics. Clearly written, this book makes an ideal text for a graduate course in physics on the subject." --Barry Simon, California Institute of Technology, "Another excellent entry in the 'Nutshell' series, Zee's latest has it all: broad scope, depth, thorough explanations, history, and an appealing sense of humor. The author's knowledge of mathematics and physics is encyclopedic, and he leavens the text generously with episodes and asides drawn from the life and work of the major figures in the development of group theory and its applications in physics." -- Choice, Another excellent entry in the 'Nutshell' series, Zee's latest has it all: broad scope, depth, thorough explanations, history, and an appealing sense of humor. The author's knowledge of mathematics and physics is encyclopedic, and he leavens the text generously with episodes and asides drawn from the life and work of the major figures in the development of group theory and its applications in physics., This book lives up to my high expectations and can stand shoulder to shoulder with Zee's other two Nutshell books. ---Johannes Koelman, Science 2.0, "This book lives up to my high expectations and can stand shoulder to shoulder with Zee's other two Nutshell books." --Johannes Koelman, Science 2.0, "A highly accessible account of the principles of group theory. . . . Zee is a cheerful and inspirational guide to material that in many other hands could be dry and lifeless. . . . I really enjoyed reading Zee's book and found it packed full of helpful insights, as well as being frequently irreverent and funny, not terms that are often used in descriptions of books on group theory." ---Stephen J. Blundell, Contemporary Physics, In Group Theory in a Nutshell for Physicists , Anthony Zee . . . combines clarity of presentation with mathematical detail at a level of rigor acceptable to physicists. The result is a tour de force that guides readers through the universe of group theory and leads them to recent particle physics, cosmology, and condensed matter. The book is unique in its laid-back presentation., A highly accessible account of the principles of group theory. . . . Zee is a cheerful and inspirational guide to material that in many other hands could be dry and lifeless. . . . I really enjoyed reading Zee's book and found it packed full of helpful insights, as well as being frequently irreverent and funny, not terms that are often used in descriptions of books on group theory. ---Stephen J. Blundell, Contemporary Physics, " Group Theory in a Nutshell for Physicists fills a gap in the market. Zee turns group theory into a less intimidating topic." --Katrin Becker, Texas A&M University, Honorable Mention for the 2017 PROSE Award in Textbook/Best in Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Association of American Publishers, "This Excellent Book Stands Out by Its Clarity of Presentation." --Eugene Demler, Harvard University
