Symmetry in Mathematical Physics: Current Topics and Recent Advances—In Honour of Professor Jean-Pierre Gazeau on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 29
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mathematical physics; QFT in curved spacetime; group representation theory
Interests: wavelets; groups; coherent states; links between quantum mechanics; signal processing in one and more dimensions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Symmetry remains a cornerstone concept in physics, guiding our understanding of nature across classical, quantum, and modern theoretical frameworks. As Paul Dirac once observed, “...as time goes on, it becomes increasingly evident that the rules which the mathematician finds interesting are the same as those which Nature has chosen”.
This Special Issue of Symmetry seeks to highlight innovative research and comprehensive reviews related to the role of symmetry in mathematical physics.
We welcome original contributions that address group and representation theory, symmetries in quantum field and conformal field theories, as well as the algebraic and geometric methods underlying these structures.
Special attention will be given to topics involving spacetime symmetries, especially in maximally symmetric spacetimes such as (anti-)de Sitter space, symmetry-breaking mechanisms, and integrable models. The goal is to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and bring together diverse perspectives that advance our understanding of symmetry in modern physics.
Dr. Hamed Pejhan
Prof. Dr. Romain Murenzi
Prof. Dr. Mariano A. del Olmo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- symmetries in classical and quantum models
- group representations
- conformal field theory
- integrable systems
- gauge theories
- symmetry breaking
- quantum optics
- coherent states
- signal processing
- aperiodic systems
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