Marcos Marino

Chern-Simons Theory, Matrix Models, and Topological Strings

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an introduction to some of the most recent developments in string theory, and in particular to their mathematical implications and their impact in knot theory and algebraic geometry.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 148mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9780198726333
• ISBN-10: 0198726333
• Artikelnr.: 42488599

Autorenporträt

Marcos Marino, Full Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Geneva

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Matrix Models, Chern-Simons Theory, and the Large N Expansion
1: Matrix models
2: Chern-Simons theory and knot invariants
Part II: Topological Strings
3: Topological sigma models
4: Topological strings
5: Calabi-Yau geometries
Part III: The Topological String / Gauge Theory Correspondence
6: String theory and gauge theory
7: String field theory and gauge theories
8: Geometric transitions
9: The topological vertex
10: Applications of the topological string / gauge theory correspondence
A: Symmetric polynomials