| Conformal Differential Geometry: Q-Curvature and Conformal Holonomy Contributor(s): Baum, Helga (Author), Juhl, Andreas (Author) |
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ISBN: 3764399082 ISBN-13: 9783764399085 Publisher: Birkhauser OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Geometry - Differential |
| Dewey: 516.35 |
| LCCN: 2009942367 |
| Series: Oberwolfach Seminars |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.7" W x 9.4" (0.70 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Conformal invariants (conformally invariant tensors, conformally covariant differential operators, conformal holonomy groups etc.) are of central significance in differential geometry and physics. Well-known examples of such operators are the Yamabe-, the Paneitz-, the Dirac- and the twistor operator. The aim of the seminar was to present the basic ideas and some of the recent developments around Q-curvature and conformal holonomy. The part on Q-curvature discusses its origin, its relevance in geometry, spectral theory and physics. Here the influence of ideas which have their origin in the AdS/CFT-correspondence becomes visible. The part on conformal holonomy describes recent classification results, its relation to Einstein metrics and to conformal Killing spinors, and related special geometries. |