Enumerative Invariants in Algebraic Geometry and String Theory : Lectures Given at the C.I.M.E. Summer School Held in Cetraro, Italy, June 6-11, 2005

Abramovich, Dan; Marino, Marcos; Thaddeus, Michael; Vakil, Ravi

ISBN 10: 3540798137 / ISBN 13: 9783540798132

Editore: Springer, 2008

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• Titolo: Enumerative Invariants in Algebraic Geometry and String Theory : Lectures Given at the C.I.M.E. Summer School Held in Cetraro, Italy, June 6-11, 2005
• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3540798137
• ISBN 13: 9783540798132
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

Starting in the middle of the 80s, there has been a growing and fruitful interaction between algebraic geometry and certain areas of theoretical high-energy physics, especially the various versions of string theory. Physical heuristics have provided inspiration for new mathematical definitions (such as that of Gromov-Witten invariants) leading in turn to the solution of problems in enumerative geometry. Conversely, the availability of mathematically rigorous definitions and theorems has benefited the physics research by providing the required evidence in fields where experimental testing seems problematic. The aim of this volume, a result of the CIME Summer School held in Cetraro, Italy, in 2005, is to cover part of the most recent and interesting findings in this subject.

Informazioni sull?autore

Dan Abramovich is a Professor of Mathematics at Brown University, working on Birational Geometry and Moduli Spaces.

Marco Manetti is a Professor of Mathematics at Sapienza University of Rome, working on Algebraic Geometry and Deformation Theory.