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Quantum Field Theory and Topology

By Albert S. Schwarz (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1993
ISBN
978-3-642-08130-9, 978-3-662-02943-5
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-02943-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7857200 bytes)
Series
Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften 307
Edition
1
Pages
276\276
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
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Description

In recent years topology has firmly established itself as an important part of the physicist's mathematical arsenal. It has many applications, first of all in quantum field theory, but increasingly also in other areas of physics. The main focus of this book is on the results of quantum field theory that are obtained by topological methods. Some aspects of the theory of condensed matter are also discussed. Part I is an introduction to quantum field theory: it discusses the basic Lagrangians used in the theory of elementary particles. Part II is devoted to the applications of topology to quantum field theory. Part III covers the necessary mathematical background in summary form. The book is aimed at physicists interested in applications of topology to physics and at mathematicians wishing to familiarize themselves with quantum field theory and the mathematical methods used in this field. It is accessible to graduate students in physics and mathematics.

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