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Conformal Field Theory / by Philippe Francesco, Pierre Mathieu, David Senechal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Francesco, Philippe., Author.
- Mathieu, Pierre, Author.
- Sénéchal, David, Author.
- Series:
- Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematical physics.
- Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.
- Local Subjects:
- Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XXII, 890 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 1997.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- A Introduction
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Quantum Field Theory
- 3 Statistical Mechanics
- B Fundamentals
- 4 Global Conformal Invariance
- 5 Conformal Invariance in Two Dimensions
- 6 The Operator Formalism
- 7 Minimal Models I
- 8 Minimal Models II
- 9 The Coulomb-Gas Formalism
- 10 Modular Invariance
- 11 Finite-Size Scaling and Boundaries
- 12 The Two-Dimensional Ising Model
- C Conformal Field Theories with Lie-Group Symmetry
- 13 Simple Lie Algebras
- 14 Affine Lie Algebras
- 15 WZW Models
- 16 Fusion Rules in WZW Models
- 17 Modular Invariants in WZW Models
- 18 Cosets
- References.
- Notes:
- "With 57 Illustrations."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4612-2256-7
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