James Lepowsky, Haisheng Li

Broschiertes Buch

Introduction to Vertex Operator Algebras and Their Representations

Beschreibung

* Introduces the fundamental theory of vertex operator algebras and its basic techniques and examples. * Begins with a detailed presentation of the theoretical foundations and proceeds to a range of applications. * Includes a number of new, original results and brings fresh perspective to important works of many other researchers in algebra, lie theory, representation theory, string theory, quantum field theory, and other areas of math and physics.

Autor

The field of vertex operator algebras is an active area of research and plays an integral role in infinite-dimensional Lie theory, string theory, and conformal field theory, and other subdisciplines of mathematics and physics. This book begins with a careful presentation of the theoretical foundations of vertex operator algebras and their modules, and then proceeds to a range of applications. The text features new, original results and a fresh perspective on the important works of many researchers; in particular, it provides a detailed treatment of the concept of a "representation'' of a vertex (operator) algebra. Requiring only a familiarity with basic algebra, this broad, self-contained treatment of the core topics in vertex algebras will appeal to graduate students and researchers in both mathematics and physics.

Produktdetails

• Progress in Mathematics 227
• Verlag: Birkhäuser / Birkhäuser Boston / Springer, Berlin
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781461264804
• ISBN-10: 1461264804
• Artikelnr.: 36938559