On Jan 26, 2007, at 2:14 PM, Stan Shebs wrote:
Phil Sandifer wrote:
I picked those examples precisely because there weren't good or usable textbooks for them. (Or, at least, I asked a random chemistry grad student I had nearby for two topics that would fit that bill and that's what she gave me. Damned if I know what the hell group theory is.)
Group theory is math, and I personally have three textbooks left over from my younger days, any of which would be quite suitable. Perhaps the grad student was wishing for one that tied into crystallography applications better. :-)
Knowing the grad student well enough to be marrying her in the fall, yes, I would assume that she was looking for an article on that aspect of group theory. :)
-Phil