| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 654 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Advanced series in mathematical physics ; volume 1 |
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Advanced series in mathematical physics ; v. 1.
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| Contents |
Introduction to quantum field theory, path integrals, and strings / B.F. Hatfield -- From Polyakov to moduli / J. Polchinski -- Geometry of quantum strings / E. D'Hoker & D.H. Phong -- BRST quantization and BRST cohomology / N. Marcus & A. Sagnotti -- Analytic structure of two-dimensional quantum field theories / P. Nelson -- The geometrical meaning of currents in string theory / 0. Alvarez & P. Windey -- String field theory and the geometry of Moduli space / S.B. Giddings -- String theory without a background spacetime geometry / G.T. Horowitz -- Holomorphic curves on manifolds of SU(3) holonomy / E. Witten -- Vertex operator calculus / I.B. Frenkel, J. Lepowsky & A. Meurman -- On determinant line bundles / D.S. Freed -- The [symbol]-invariant and the index / I.M. Singer -- Action principles and global geometry / G.J. Zuckerman -- An introduction to the Moduli space of curves / J. Harris -- The Moduli space of punctured surfaces / R.C. Penner -- Geometric complex coordinates for Teichmuller space / A. Marden -- Asymptotics of the Selberg Zeta function and the Polyakov bosonic integrand / S.A. Wolpert -- Super Riemann surfaces / J.M. Rabin -- Divisors on [symbol] and the cosmological constant / M.C. Chang & Z. Ran -- The Severi problem: a post-mortem / Z. Ran -- A note on the slope of subvarieties of [symbols] / M.C. Chang & Z. Ran -- Report on arithmetic intersections / G. Faltings -- A deformation theory for cohomology of analytic vector bundles on Kahler manifolds, with applications / M. Green & R. Lazarsfeld -- Topology and geometry in superstring-inspired phenomenology / B.R. Greene, K.H. Kirklin & P.J. Miron -- Yukawa couplings between (2, l)-forms / P. Candelas -- Three-dimensional algebraic manifolds with [symbol] = 0 and x = -6 / G. Tian & S.T. Yau -- Hermitian-Yang-Mills connection on non-Kahler manifolds / J. Li & S.T. Yau -- Existence of Kahler-Einstein metrics on complete Kahler manifolds and their applications to algebraic geometry / G. Tian & S.T. Yau -- Smoothness of the universal deformation space of compact Calabi-Yau manifolds and its Peterson-Weil metric / G. Tian -- An elementary introduction to critical phenomena / S.H. Shenker |
| Summary |
This conference covers a broader range of mathematical subjects relevant to strings including: Riemann surfaces, the index theorem, algebraic geometry, representation theory, number theory and operator theory |
| Notes |
"Proceedings of the Conference held at University of California, San Diego, July 21-August 1, 1986." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
String models -- Congresses
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Mathematical physics.
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SCIENCE -- Energy.
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SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- General.
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Mathematical physics
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String models
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Snaartheorie.
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Wiskundige methoden.
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Mathematische fysica.
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Physique mathématique.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Yau, Shing-Tung, 1949-
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Conference on Mathematical Aspects of String Theory (1986 : University of California, San Diego)
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| ISBN |
9789812798411 |
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9812798412 |
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