Strings, Conformal Fields, and Topology
An Introduction
(Sprache: Englisch)
Following on the foundations laid in his earlier book "Introduction to Superstrings", Professor Kaku discusses such topics as the classification of conformal string theories, the non-polynomial closed string field theory, matrix models, and topological...
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Following on the foundations laid in his earlier book "Introduction to Superstrings", Professor Kaku discusses such topics as the classification of conformal string theories, the non-polynomial closed string field theory, matrix models, and topological field theory. The presentation of the material is self-contained, and several chapters review material expounded in the earlier book. This book provides students with an understanding of the main areas of current progress in string theory, placing the reader at the forefront of current research.
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I Conformal Field Theory and Perturbation Theory.- 1 Introduction to Superstrings.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. Quantizing the Relativistic String.- 1.3. Scattering Amplitudes.- 1.4. Supersymmetry.- 1.5. 2D SUSY versus 10D SUSY.- 1.6. Types of Strings.- 1.7. Summary.- 2 BPZ Bootstrap and Minimal Models.- 2.1. Conformal Symmetry in D Dimensions.- 2.2. Conformal Group in Two Dimensions.- 2.3. Representations of the Conformal Group.- 2.4. Fusion Rules and Correlation Functions.- 2.5. Minimal Models.- 2.6. Fusion Rules for Minimal Models.- 2.7. Superconformal Minimal Series.- 2.8. Summary.- 3 WZW Model, Cosets, and Rational Conformal Field Theory.- 3.1. Compactification and the WZW Model.- 3.2. Frenkel-Kac Construction.- 3.3. GKO Coset Construction.- 3.4. Conformal and Current Blocks.- 3.5. Racah Coefficients for Rational Conformal Field Theory.- 3.6. Summary.- 4 Modular Invariance and the A-D-E Classification.- 4.1. Dehn Twists.- 4.2. Free Fermion and Boson Characters.- 4.3. GSO and Supersymmetry.- 4.4. Minimal Model Characters.- 4.5. Affine Characters.- 4.6. A-D-E Classification.- 4.7. Higher Invariants and Simple Currents.- 4.8. Diagonalizing the Fusion Rules.- 4.9. RCFT: Finite Number of Primary Fields.- 4.10. Summary.- 5 N=2 SUSY and Parafermions.- 5.1. Calabi-Yau Manifolds.- 5.2. N=2 Superconformal Symmetry.- 5.3. N=2 Minimal Series.- 5.4. N=2 Minimal Models and Calabi-Yau Manifolds.- 5.5. Parafermions.- 5.6. Supersymmetric Coset Construction.- 5.7. Hermitian Spaces.- 5.8. Summary.- 6 Yang-Baxter Relation.- 6.1. Statistical Mechanics and Critical Exponents.- 6.2. One-Dimensional Ising Model.- 6.3. Two-Dimensional Ising Model.- 6.4. RSOS and Other Models.- 6.5. Yang-Baxter Relation.- 6.6. Solitons and the Yang-Baxter Equation.- 6.7. Summary.- 7 Towards a Classification of Conformal Field Theories.- 7.1. Feigin-Fuchs Free Fields.- 7.2. Free Field Realizations of Coset Theories.- 7.3. Landau-Ginzburg Potentials.- 7.4. N=2 Chiral Rings.- 7.5. N=2 Landau-Ginzburg and
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Catastrophe Theory.- 7.6. Zamolodchikov's c Theorem.- 7.7. A-D-E Classification of c=1 Theories.- 7.8. Summary.- 8 Knot Theory and Quantum Groups.- 8.1. Chern-Simons Approach to Conformal Field Theory.- 8.2. Elementary Knot Theory.- 8.3. Jones Polynomial and the Braid Group.- 8.4. Quantum Field Theory and Knot Invariants.- 8.5. Knots and Conformal Field Theory.- 8.6. New Knot Invariants from Physics.- 8.7. Knots and Quantum Groups.- 8.8. Hecke and Temperley-Lieb Algebras.- 8.9. Summary.- II Nonperturbative Methods.- 9 Beyond the Planck Length.- 9.1. Need for a Nonperturbative Approach.- 9.2. Duality at the Planck Scale.- 9.3. Possible Phase Transition at the Hagedorn Temperature.- 9.4. New Symmetries at High Energy.- 9.5. Is String Theory Borel Summable?.- 9.6. Nonperturbative Approaches.- 9.7. Renormalization Group Approach.- 9.8. Summary.- 10 String Field Theory.- 10.1. First Versus Second Quantization.- 10.2. Light Cone String Field Theory.- 10.3. Free BRST Action.- 10.4. Interacting BRST String Field Theory.- 10.5. Four-Point Amplitude.- 10.6. Superstring Field Theory.- 10.7. Picture Changing.- 10.8. Superstring Action.- 10.9. Summary.- 11 Nonpolynomial String Field Theory.- 11.1. Four-String Interaction.- 11.2. N-Sided Polyhedra.- 11.3. Nonpolynomial Action.- 11.4. Conformal Maps.- 11.5. Tadpoles.- 11.6. Summary.- 12 Geometrie String Field Theory.- 12.1. Why So Many String Field Theories?.- 12.2. The String Group.- 12.3. Universal String Group.- 12.4. How Long Is a String?.- 12.5. Cohomology.- 12.6. Interactions.- 12.7. From Polynomial to Nonpolynomial String Theory.- 12.8. Method of Reflections.- 12.9. Summary.- 13 2D Gravity and Matrix Models.- 13.1. Exactly Solvable Strings.- 13.2. 2D Gravity and KPZ.- 13.3. Matrix Models.- 13.4. Recursion Relations.- 13.5. KdV Hierarchy.- 13.6. Multimatrix Models.- 13.7. D=1 Matrix Models.- 13.8. Summary.- 14 Topological Field Theory.- 14.1. Unbroken Phase of String Theory.- 14.2. Topology and Morse Theory.- 14.3. Sigma Mod
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Autoren-Porträt von Michio Kaku
M. Kaku places the reader at the forefront of current research in superstrings, discussing such topics as the classification of conformal string theories, the non-polynomial closed string field theory, matrix models, and topological field theory.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Michio Kaku
- 2012, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991, 535 Seiten, 40 Abbildungen, Maße: 15,8 x 23,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 1468403990
- ISBN-13: 9781468403992
Sprache:
Englisch
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From the reviews:"...because of its wide range in topics, it becomes extremely handy as a 'reference manual'...Kaku's book covers most of the 'hot topics' from the period 1985 through 1996 in a concise but still quite complete way, it fulfills this task in a superb way." -- Physicalia
"A comprehensive survey of essentially all recent research undertaken in string theory and related fields¿ the author¿s ability to present such an enormous variety of material is astonishing, resulting in a book that is up-to-date and thorough." -- Physics Today
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From the reviews: "...because of its wide range in topics, it becomes extremely handy as a 'reference manual'...Kaku's book covers most of the 'hot topics' from the period 1985 through 1996 in a concise but still quite complete way, it fulfills this task in a superb way." Physicalia
"¿ A comprehensive survey of essentially all recent research undertaken in string theory and related fields¿ the author¿s ability to present such an enormous variety of material is astonishing, resulting in a book that is up-to-date and thorough." Physics Today
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