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Connections in classical and quantum field theory

By G. Sardanashvily , L. Mangiarotti

Book information

Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Company
Year
2000
ISBN
9789810220136, 9810220138
Open Library ID
OL9194291M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1790914 bytes)
Pages
516\0
Time added
2009-08-06 05:14:26

Description

Geometrical notions and methods play an important role in both classical and quantum field theory, and a connection is a deep structure which apparently underlies the gauge-theoretical models. This collection of basic mathematical facts about various types of connections provides a detailed description of the relevant physical applications. It discusses the modern issues concerning the gauge theories of fundamental interactions. This text presents several levels of complexity, from the elementary to the advanced, and provides a considerable number of exercises. The authors have tried to give all the necessary mathematical background, thus making the book self-contained. This book should be useful to graduate students, physicists and mathematicians who are interested in the issue of deep interrelations between theoretical physics and geometry.

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