Publisher's Synopsis
This text provides the basic technical background necessary to apply algebraic models composed of bosons and fermions. Emphasis is placed on group-theoretical techniques. Featuring a full analysis of schematic two-dimensional models, simplified in a significant way through the use of standard angular momentum theory, the text also covers the study of molecular algebraic models and the interacting boson model of nuclear structure. Numerous equations are included together with end-of-chapter summaries.
