Conformal Field Theory - Rilegato

Di Francesco, Philippe; Mathieu, Pierre; Senechal, David

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 038794785X ISBN 13: 9780387947853

Casa editrice: Springer Nature, 1996

Riassunto

Filling an important gap in the literature, this comprehensive text develops conformal field theory from first principles. The treatment is self-contained, pedagogical, and exhaustive, and includes a great deal of background material on quantum field theory, statistical mechanics, Lie algebras and affine Lie algebras. The many exercises, with a wide spectrum of difficulty and subjects, complement and in many cases extend the text. The text is thus not only an excellent tool for classroom teaching but also for individual study. Intended primarily for graduate students and researchers in theoretical high-energy physics, mathematical physics, condensed matter theory, statistical physics, the book will also be of interest in other areas of theoretical physics and mathematics. It will prepare the reader for original research in this very active field of theoretical and mathematical physics.

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Contenuti

1. Introduction; 2. Quantum Field Theory; 3. Statistical Mechanics; 4. Global Conformal Invariance; 5. Conformal Invariance in Two Dimensions; 6. The Operator Formalism I; 7. The Operator Formalism II; 8. Minimal Models; 9. The Coulomb Gas Formalism; 10. Modular Invariance; 11. Finite Size Scaling; 12. The Two-Dimensional Ising Model; 13. Simple Lie Algebras; 14. Affine Lie Algebras; 15. The WZNW Model; 16. Fusion Rules; 17. Modular Invariants; 18. The Coset Construction

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Book by Francesco Philippe Mathieu Pierre Senechal David

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Springer Nature
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 038794785X
• ISBN 13: 9780387947853
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 916
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