N=2 Wonderland, The: From Calabi-yau Manifolds To Topological Field Theories

Pietro Fre, Paolo Soriani (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

484 Seiten

1995
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-02-2027-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This text presents the topics related to N=2 supersymmetry in two dimensions, including the Kahler structure of D=4 supergravity Lagrangians and chiral ring structure of N=2 conformal field theories. In addition, mirror symmetry, topological twists and Picard-Fuchs equations are discussed.

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This book presents, in a unifying perspective, the topics related to N=2 supersymmetry in two dimensions. Beginning with the Kähler structure of D=4 supergravity Lagrangians, through the analysis of string compactifications on Calabi-Yau manifolds, one reaches the heart of the matter with the chiral ring structure of N=2 conformal field theories and its relation to topological field theory models and Landau-Ginzburg models. In addition, mirror symmetry, topological twists and Picard-Fuchs equations are discussed.

Inhalt

An introduction to the subject; supergravity and Kahler geometry; Calabi-Yau manifolds; N=2 field theories in two dimensions; Gepner tensor products; moduli spaces and special geometry; topological field theories; mirror symmetry; Picard-Fuchs equations; monodromy and duality groups.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.7.1995
• Verlagsort: Singapore
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Hochenergiephysik / Teilchenphysik
• ISBN-10: 981-02-2027-8 / 9810220278
• ISBN-13: 978-981-02-2027-3 / 9789810220273
• Zustand: Neuware