| Geometric and Topological Methods for Quantum Field Theory - Proceedings of the Summer School Contributor(s): Cardona, Alexander (Editor), Ocampo, Hernan (Editor), Paycha, Sylvie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9812381317 ISBN-13: 9789812381316 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $238.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: This volume introduces some mathematical and physical tools and methods required to follow the recent developments, and provides insight in various active areas of mathematical physics, including duality, gauge field theory, conformal field theory, topological field theory, noncommutative geometry, and geometry of low-dimensional manifolds. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Topology - General - Mathematics | Geometry - General - Science | Physics - General |
| Dewey: 530.143 |
| Physical Information: 492 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume offers an introduction to recent developments in several active topics of research at the interface between geometry, topology and quantum field theory. These include Hopf algebras underlying renormalization schemes in quantum field theory, noncommutative geometry with applications to index theory on one hand and the study of aperiodic solids on the other, geometry and topology of low dimensional manifolds with applications to topological field theory, Chern-Simons supergravity and the anti de Sitter/conformal field theory correspondence. It comprises seven lectures organized around three main topics, noncommutative geometry, topological field theory, followed by supergravity and string theory, complemented by some short communications by young participants of the school. |