BMS Particles in Three Dimensions

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Oblak, Blagoje (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Mathematical physics.; Gravitation.; Cosmology.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences.

This thesis presents the state of the art in the study of Bondi-Metzner-Sachs (BMS) symmetry and its applications in the simplified setting of three dimensions. It focuses on presenting all the background material in a pedagogical and self-contained manner to enable readers to fully appreciate the o...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Part I: Quantum Symmetries
• Quantum Mechanics and Central Extensions
• Induced Representations
•  Semi-direct Products
• Coadjoint Orbits and Geometric Quantization
• Part II: Virasoro Symmetry and AdS3 Gravity
• The Virasoro Group
• Virasoro Coadjoint Orbits
• Symmetries of Gravity in AdS3
• Part III: BMS3 Symmetry and Gravity in Flat Space
• Classical BMS3 Symmetry
• Quantum BMS3 Symmetry
• Partition Functions and Characters
• Conclusions.