A Mathematical Introduction to String Theory: Variational Problems, Geometric and Probabilistic Methods
Sergio Albeverio, Jürgen Jost, Sylvie Paycha, Sergio Scarlatti
Classical string theory is concerned with the propagation of classical one-dimensional curves, i.e. "strings", and has connections to the calculus of variations, minimal surfaces and harmonic maps. The quantization of string theory gives rise to problems in different areas, according to the method used. The representation theory of Lie, Kac-Moody and Virasoro algebras has been used for such quantization. In this book, the authors give an introduction to global analytic and probabilistic aspects of string theory, bringing together and making explicit the necessary mathematical tools. Researchers with an interest in string theory, in either mathematics or theoretical physics, will find this a stimulating volume.
عام:
1997
الناشر:
Cambridge University Press
اللغة:
english
الصفحات:
144
ISBN 10:
0521556104
ISBN 13:
9780521556101
سلسلة الكتب:
London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series 225
ملف:
PDF, 5.54 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1997