| Two Dimensional Quantum Gravity and Random Surfaces - 8th Jerusalem Winter School for Theoretical Physics Contributor(s): Gross, David J. (Editor), Piran, Tsvi (Editor), Weinberg, Steven (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9810206437 ISBN-13: 9789810206437 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $43.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| Series: Jerusalem Winter School for Theoretical Physics |
| Physical Information: 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the past few years there has been much study of random two dimensional surfaces. These provide simple models of string theories with a few degrees of freedom, as well as toy models of quantum gravity. They have possible applications to the statistical mechanics of phase boundaries and to the development of an effective string description of QCD.Recently, methods have been developed to treat these theories nonperturbatively, based on discrete triangulations of the surfaces that can be generated by simple matrix models. Exact solutions with a rich mathematical structure have emerged. All these matters are discussed fully in this book. |