Conformal Field Theory

Philippe Francesco, Pierre Mathieu, David Senechal (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

890 Seiten

2011 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4612-7475-9 (ISBN)

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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.

A Introduction.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Quantum Field Theory.- 3 Statistical Mechanics.- B Fundamentals.- 4 Global Conformal Invariance.- 5 Conformal Invariance in Two Dimensions.- 6 The Operator Formalism.- 7 Minimal Models I.- 8 Minimal Models II.- 9 The Coulomb-Gas Formalism.- 10 Modular Invariance.- 11 Finite-Size Scaling and Boundaries.- 12 The Two-Dimensional Ising Model.- C Conformal Field Theories with Lie-Group Symmetry.- 13 Simple Lie Algebras.- 14 Affine Lie Algebras.- 15 WZW Models.- 16 Fusion Rules in WZW Models.- 17 Modular Invariants in WZW Models.- 18 Cosets.- References.

Reihe/Serie	Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics
Zusatzinfo	XXI, 890 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik
ISBN-10	1-4612-7475-3 / 1461274753
ISBN-13	978-1-4612-7475-9 / 9781461274759
Zustand	Neuware