Geometric Analysis And Applications To Quantum Field Theory

Author : Peter Bouwknegt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461200679
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geometric Analysis and Applications to Quantum Field Theory written by Peter Bouwknegt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last decade there has been an extraordinary confluence of ideas in mathematics and theoretical physics brought about by pioneering discoveries in geometry and analysis. The various chapters in this volume, treating the interface of geometric analysis and mathematical physics, represent current research interests. No suitable succinct account of the material is available elsewhere. Key topics include: * A self-contained derivation of the partition function of Chern- Simons gauge theory in the semiclassical approximation (D.H. Adams) * Algebraic and geometric aspects of the Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equations in conformal field theory (P. Bouwknegt) * Application of the representation theory of loop groups to simple models in quantum field theory and to certain integrable systems (A.L. Carey and E. Langmann) * A study of variational methods in Hermitian geometry from the viewpoint of the critical points of action functionals together with physical backgrounds (A. Harris) * A review of monopoles in nonabelian gauge theories (M.K. Murray) * Exciting developments in quantum cohomology (Y. Ruan) * The physics origin of Seiberg-Witten equations in 4-manifold theory (S. Wu) Graduate students, mathematicians and mathematical physicists in the above-mentioned areas will benefit from the user-friendly introductory style of each chapter as well as the comprehensive bibliographies provided for each topic. Prerequisite knowledge is minimal since sufficient background material motivates each chapter.

Author : Christoph Cornelissen
Publisher : Birkhauser
ISBN 13 : 9783764342876
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geometric Analysis and Applications to Quantum Field Theory written by Christoph Cornelissen and published by Birkhauser. This book was released on 2002 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : N.E. Hurt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9789027714268
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geometric Quantization in Action written by N.E. Hurt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1982-12-31 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approach your problems from the right It isn't that they can't see the solution. It end and begin with the answers. Then, is that they can't see the problem. one day, perhaps you will fmd the final question. G. K. Chesterton, The Scandal of Father Brown 'The Point of a Pin'. 'The Hermit Clad in Crane Feathers' in R. Van Gulik's The Chinese Maze Murders. Growing specialization and diversification have brought a host of monographs and textbooks on increasingly specialized topics. However, the 'tree' of knowledge of mathematics and related fields does not grow only by putting forth new branches. It also happens, quite often in fact, that branches which were thought to be completely disparate are suddenly seen to be related. Further, the kind and level of sophistication of mathematics applied in various sciences has changed drastically in recent years: measure theory is used (non-trivially) in regional and theoretical economics; algebraic geo metry interacts with physics; the Minkowsky lemma, coding theory and the structure of water meet one another in packing and covering theory; quantum fields, crystal defects and mathematical progmmming profit from homotopy theory; Lie algebras are relevant to fIltering; and prediction and electrical engineering can use Stein spaces.

Author : Frédéric Paugam
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3319045644
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Towards the Mathematics of Quantum Field Theory written by Frédéric Paugam and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-02-20 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ambitious and original book sets out to introduce to mathematicians (even including graduate students ) the mathematical methods of theoretical and experimental quantum field theory, with an emphasis on coordinate-free presentations of the mathematical objects in use. This in turn promotes the interaction between mathematicians and physicists by supplying a common and flexible language for the good of both communities, though mathematicians are the primary target. This reference work provides a coherent and complete mathematical toolbox for classical and quantum field theory, based on categorical and homotopical methods, representing an original contribution to the literature. The first part of the book introduces the mathematical methods needed to work with the physicists' spaces of fields, including parameterized and functional differential geometry, functorial analysis, and the homotopical geometric theory of non-linear partial differential equations, with applications to general gauge theories. The second part presents a large family of examples of classical field theories, both from experimental and theoretical physics, while the third part provides an introduction to quantum field theory, presents various renormalization methods, and discusses the quantization of factorization algebras.

Author : Kieran Finn
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030852695
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geometric Approaches to Quantum Field Theory written by Kieran Finn and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient Greeks believed that everything in the Universe should be describable in terms of geometry. This thesis takes several steps towards realising this goal by introducing geometric descriptions of systems such as quantum gravity, fermionic particles and the origins of the Universe itself. The author extends the applicability of previous work by Vilkovisky, DeWitt and others to include theories with spin 1⁄2 and spin 2 degrees of freedom. In addition, he introduces a geometric description of the potential term in a quantum field theory through a process known as the Eisenhart lift. Finally, the methods are applied to the theory of inflation, where they show how geometry can help answer a long-standing question about the initial conditions of the Universe. This publication is aimed at graduate and advanced undergraduate students and provides a pedagogical introduction to the exciting topic of field space covariance and the complete geometrization of quantum field theory.

Author : Hernan Ocampo
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9810243510
Total Pages : 530 pages
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Download or read book Geometric Methods for Quantum Field Theory written by Hernan Ocampo and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2001 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both mathematics and mathematical physics have many active areas of research where the interplay between geometry and quantum field theory has proved extremely fruitful. Duality, gauge field theory, geometric quantization, Seiberg -- Witten theory, spectral properties and families of Dirac operators, and the geometry of loop groups offer some striking recent examples of modern topics which stand on the borderline between geometry and analysis on the one hand and quantum field theory on the other, where the physicist's and the mathematician's perspective complement each other, leading to new mathematical and physical concepts and results. This volume introduces the reader to some basic mathematical and physical tools and methods required to follow the recent developments in some active areas of mathematical physics, including duality, gauge field theory, geometric quantization, Seiberg -- Witten theory, spectral properties and families of Dirac operators, and the geometry of loop groups. It comprises seven,self-contained lectures, which should progressively give the reader a precise idea of some of the techniques used in these areas, as well as a few short communications presented by young participants at the school.

Author : Dmitri Fursaev
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400702051
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Operators, Geometry and Quanta written by Dmitri Fursaev and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-25 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives a detailed and self-contained introduction into the theory of spectral functions, with an emphasis on their applications to quantum field theory. All methods are illustrated with applications to specific physical problems from the forefront of current research, such as finite-temperature field theory, D-branes, quantum solitons and noncommutativity. In the first part of the book, necessary background information on differential geometry and quantization, including less standard material, is collected. The second part of the book contains a detailed description of main spectral functions and methods of their calculation. In the third part, the theory is applied to several examples (D-branes, quantum solitons, anomalies, noncommutativity). This book addresses advanced graduate students and researchers in mathematical physics with basic knowledge of quantum field theory and differential geometry. The aim is to prepare readers to use spectral functions in their own research, in particular in relation to heat kernels and zeta functions.

Author : N E Hurt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789400969643
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geometric Quantization in Action written by N E Hurt and published by . This book was released on 1982-12-31 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : R. Mirman
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595336922
Total Pages : 313 pages
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Download or read book Quantum Field Theory Conformal Group Theory Conformal Field Theory written by R. Mirman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conformal group is the invariance group of geometry (which is not understood), the largest one. Physical applications are implied, as discussed, including reasons for interactions. The group structure as well as those of related groups are analyzed. An inhomogeneous group is a subgroup of a homogeneous one because of nonlinearities of the realization. Conservation of baryons (protons can't decay) is explained and proven. Reasons for various realizations, so matrix elements, of the Lorentz group given. The clearly relevant mass level formula is compared with experimental values. Questions, implications and possibilities, including for differential equations, are raised.

Author : Alexander Cardona
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814460060
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geometric, Algebraic and Topological Methods for Quantum Field Theory written by Alexander Cardona and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on lectures held at the 7th Villa de Leyva summer school, this book presents an introduction to topics of current interest in the interface of geometry, topology and physics. It is aimed at graduate students in physics or mathematics with interests in geometric, algebraic as well as topological methods and their applications to quantum field theory. This volume contains the written notes corresponding to lectures given by experts in the field. They cover current topics of research in a way that is suitable for graduate students of mathematics or physics interested in the recent developments and interactions between geometry, topology and physics. The book also contains contributions by younger participants, displaying the ample range of topics treated in the school. A key feature of the present volume is the provision of a pedagogical presentation of rather advanced topics, in a way which is suitable for both mathematicians and physicists. Contents:Lectures:Spectral Geometry (B Iochum)Index Theory for Non-compact G-manifolds (M Braverman and L Cano)Generalized Euler Characteristics, Graph Hypersurfaces, and Feynman Periods (P Aluffi)Gravitation Theory and Chern-Simons Forms (J Zanelli)Noncommutative Geometry Models for Particle Physics (M Marcolli)Noncommutative Spacetimes and Quantum Physics (A P Balachandran)Integrability and the AdS/CFT Correspondence (M Staudacher)Compactifications of String Theory and Generalized Geometry (M Graña and H Triendl)Short Communications:Groupoids and Poisson Sigma Models with Boundary (A Cattaneo and I Contreras)A Survey on Orbifold String Topology (A Angel)Grothendieck Ring Class of Banana and Flower Graphs (P Morales-Almazán)On the Geometry Underlying a Real Lie Algebra Representation (R Vargas Le-Bert) Readership: Researchers in geometry and topology, mathematical physics. Keywords:Geometry;Topology;Geometric Methods;Quantum Field Theory;Renormalization;Index Theory;Noncommutative Geometry;Quantization;String Theory;Key Features:Unique style aimed at a mixed readership of mathematicians and physicistsIdeal for self-study or use in advanced courses or seminars