Good books on Group theory in High Energy physics

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This discussion highlights essential books for beginners interested in the intersection of group theory and high energy physics (HEP). Key recommendations include Griffith's "Introduction to Elementary Particles," Halzen & Martin's "Quarks and Leptons," Cornwell's "Group Theory in Physics: An Introduction," and Georgi's "Lie Algebras in Particle Physics." For a deeper understanding of group theory, Pierre Ramond's "Group Theory: A Physicist's Survey" and Sexl & Urbandtke's "Relativity, Groups, Particles" are also suggested as foundational texts.

PREREQUISITES
  • Basic understanding of high energy physics concepts
  • Familiarity with particle physics terminology
  • Knowledge of group theory fundamentals
  • Experience with academic textbooks in physics
NEXT STEPS
  • Research Griffith's "Introduction to Elementary Particles" for foundational particle physics concepts
  • Explore Halzen & Martin's "Quarks and Leptons" for applications of group theory in HEP
  • Study Cornwell's "Group Theory in Physics: An Introduction" for a thematic approach to group theory
  • Investigate Pierre Ramond's "Group Theory: A Physicist's Survey" for a comprehensive overview of group theory relevant to physics
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This discussion is beneficial for physics students, educators, and researchers focusing on high energy physics and group theory applications in particle physics.

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please suggest me a good book on the high energy physics where group theory is discussed for the beginner.
 
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Any book in particle physics will devote some part to group theory in high energy physics (e.g. Griffith's "introduction to elementary particles"). For example Halzen & Martin's "Quarks and leptons" have a whole section on group applications...
You can also have a look at Cornwell's "Group Theory in Physics: An Introduction" and Georgi's "Lie algebras in particle physics" which are more thematic.
 
ChrisVer said:
Any book in particle physics will devote some part to group theory in high energy physics (e.g. Griffith's "introduction to elementary particles").
While this is true, in my experience, you will not find a HEP book that covers group theory to any larger extent apart from the very basics needed for the applications relevant to that book only. If you want a somewhat deeper introduction to group theory in physics, there are many dedicated books for this.
 
It's not a HEP book, but should be read before heading towards it:

Sexl, Urbandtke, Relativity, Groups, Particles, Springer
 
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I don't know your actual background but this textbook helped me a lot then
Pierre Ramond "Group Theory a Physicist's survey"

It was also good in the following manner. You might get basic ideas and concepts on groups from any HEP textbook but for some reasons you want to enlarge your knowledge in this subject. Unlike almost all books on math you DON'T have to read this one from the very beginning to understand the part you are interested in.
 
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