First Course on Symmetry, Special Relativity and Quantum Mechanics

Gabor Kunstatter is a theoretical physicist who has worked on general relativity, gauge theory quantization, finite temperature quantum field theory, quantum computing and quantum gravity. His current research focuses on the quantum mechanics of black holes, quantum information and effective theories for non-singular black hole evaporation and evaporation. Dr. Kunstatter is Professor Emeritus at the University of Winnipeg and Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University and the University of Manitoba. He has been a visiting scientist at a variety of institutions, including M.I.T., Université de Paris (Orsay), UNAM (Mexico), University of Nottingham and CECS (Chile). Dr. Kunstatter has also served as the President of the Canadian Association of Physicists and as Dean of Science at the University of Winnipeg.Saurya Das is a theoretical physicist whose research areas include quantum gravity theory and phenomenology and cosmology. He hasworked on problems in black hole physics, testing signatures of quantum gravity in the laboratory and on dark matter and dark energy, on which he has published more than 80 papers. After doing postdoctoral research at the Pennsylvania State University and the Universities of Winnipeg and New Brunswick, Dr. Das joined the faculty the University of Lethbridge, Canada in 2003, where he is now a full professor.

• Introduction.- Symmetry and Physics.- Formal Aspects of Symmetry.- Symmetries and Linear Transformations.-Special Relativity I: The Basics.-Special Relativity II: In Depth.-General Relativity.- Introduction to the Quantum.- The Wave Function.-The Schrodinger Equation.- The Hydrogen Atom.- Nuclear Physics.-Supplementary: Advanced Topics.-Conclusion.