Introduction to Conformal Field Theory With Applications to String Theory /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Blumenhagen, Ralph (Συγγραφέας), Plauschinn, Erik (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Σειρά: Lecture Notes in Physics, 779
• Θέματα: Physics.; Quantum field theory.; String theory.; Gravitation.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.

Based on class-tested notes, this text offers an introduction to Conformal Field Theory with a special emphasis on computational techniques of relevance for String Theory. It introduces Conformal Field Theory at a basic level, Kac-Moody algebras, one-loop partition functions, Superconformal Field Th...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Basics in Conformal Field Theory
• Symmetries of Conformal Field Theories
• Conformal Field Theory on the Torus
• Supersymmetric Conformal Field Theory
• Boundary Conformal Field Theory.