SYMMETRIES in PHYSICS

Symmetry and Groups: Historical Aspects
Symmetry in Physics: A Short History
Group Theory: First Concepts
Further Development in Studies of Permutations
Augustin Louis CAUCHY (1789-1857)
A. L. Cauchy
A. One of the most successful mathematicians of
his times, pioneered studies of infinite series,
differential equations, probability ...
B. He undertook the studies of the properties of
permutations essential for the development of
group theory
It was Arthur CAYLEY who, after CAUCHY, follows the study of groups
of permutations - the only groups known at that time ...
Jerzy DUDEK
SYMMETRIES in PHYSICS