
Conformal Field Theory
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 13. December 1996
Book
Hardback
XXI, 890 pages
978-0-387-94785-3 (ISBN)
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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Series
Edition
1st ed. 1997. Corr. 2nd printing 1999
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XXI, 890 p.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 55 mm
Weight
1519 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-387-94785-3 (9780387947853)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4612-2256-9
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Philippe Francesco | Pierre Mathieu | David Senechal
Conformal Field Theory
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Content
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.