Vertex operator algebras in mathematics and physics / Stephen Berman ... [and others], editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berman, Stephen, 1944-

Series:

Fields Institute communications 1069-5265 ; v. 39.

Fields Institute communications, 1069-5265 ; v. 39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vertex operator algebras--Congresses.

Vertex operator algebras.

Mathematical physics--Congresses.

Mathematical physics.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, [2003]

Contents:

Finiteness of Conformal Blocks Over the Projective Line / Toshiyuki Abe, Kiyokazu Nagatomo 1

Permutation Orbifolds and their Applications / P. Bantay 13

Category Theory for Conformal Boundary Conditions / Jurgen Fuchs, Christoph Schweigert 25

GNAVOA, I. Studies in Groups, Nonassociative Algebras and Vertex Operator Algebras / Robert L. Griess Jr. 71

Genera of Vertex Operator Algebras and Three-dimensional Topological Quantum Field Theories / Gerald Hohn 89

Riemann Surfaces with Boundaries and the Theory of Vertex Operator Algebras / Yi-Zhi Huang 109

Vertex (Operator) Algebras are "Algebras" of Vertex Operators / Haisheng Li 127

Correlation Functions, Differential Operators and Vertex Operator Algebras / Antun Milas 139

Relations for Annihilating Fields of Standard Modules for Affine Lie Algebras / Mirko Primc 169

From Branes to Boundary Conformal Field Theory: Draft of a Dictionary / Andreas Recknagel 189

Open Strings and Non-commutative Geometry / Volker Schomerus 227

The World Sheet Revisited / Christoph Schweigert, Jurgen Fuchs 241.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0821828568

OCLC:

52946003