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Conformal Field Theory

By Philippe Di Francesco Pierre Mathieu David Senechal

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
1996
ISBN
038794785X, 9780387947853
LCC
QC174.52.C66 D5 1997
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (4830185 bytes)
Series
Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics
Edition
Corrected
Pages
911\908
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00

Description

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.

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