Conformal Field Theory.

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Main Author: Birman, Joseph L.
Other Authors: Lynn, Jeffrey W., Silverman, Mark P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer New York, 1997.
Edition:N.
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Table of Contents:
  • Conformal Field Theory ; Copyright ; Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics; Preface; Contents; PART A INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Quantum Field Theory; CHAPTER 3 Statistical Mechanics; PART B FUNDAMENTALS; CHAPTER 4 Global Conformal Invariance; CHAPTER 5 Conformal Invariance in Two Dimensions; CHAPTER 6 The Operator Formalism; CHAPTER 7 Minimal Models I; CHAPTER 8 Minimal Models II; CHAPTER 9 The Coulomb-Gas Formalism; CHAPTER 10 Modular Invariance; CHAPTER 11 Finite-Size Scaling and Boundaries; CHAPTER 12 The Two-Dimensional Ising Model.
  • PART C CONFORMAL FIELD THEORIES WITH LIE-GROUP SYMMETRYCHAPTER 13 Simple Lie Algebras; CHAPTER 14 Affine Lie Algebras; CHAPTER 15 WZW Models; CHAPTER 16 Fusion Rules in WZW Models; CHAPTER 17 Modular Invariants in WZW Models; CHAPTER 18 Cosets; References; Index.