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1	Strings, Conformal Fields, and M-Theory Second Edition more books like this by Michio Kaku add to wishlist String theory continues to progress at an astonishing rate, and this book brings the reader up to date with the latest developments and the most active areas of research in the field. Building on the foundations laid in his Introduction to Superstrings and M Theory, Professor Kaku discusses such topics as the classification of conformal string ... see all copies from $23.62! new only from $96.61! \| SVS
2	Conformal Field Theory more books like this by P Di Francesco, Pierre Mathieu, Philippe Di Francesco add to wishlist Filling an important gap in the literature, this comprehensive text develops conformal field theory from first principles. The treatment is self-contained, pedagogical, and exhaustive, and includes a great deal of background material on quantum field theory, statistical mechanics, Lie algebras and affine Lie algebras. The many exercises, with a ... see all copies from $144.00! new only from $144.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Conformal Invariance and Critical Phenomena more books like this by Malte Henkel, R Balian (Editor), H Spohn (Editor) add to wishlist This book provides an introduction to conformal field theory and a review of its applications to critical phenomena in condensed-matter systems. After reviewing simple phase transitions and explaining the foundations of conformal invariance and the algebraic methods required, it proceeds to the explicit calculation of four-point correlators. ... see all copies from $66.25! new only from $66.25! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Quantum Groups in Two-Dimensional Physics more books like this by Gómez, Ruiz-Altaba, Sierra add to wishlist This book is an introduction to integrability and conformal field theory in two dimensions using quantum groups. The book begins with a brief introduction to S-matrices, spin chains and vertex models as a prelude to the study of Yang-Baxter algebras and the Bethe ansatz. The basic ideas of integrable systems are then introduced, giving particular ... see all copies from $124.95! new only from $167.03!
5	A Mathematical Introduction to Conformal Field Theory more books like this by M Schottenloher add to wishlist The first part of this book gives a detailed, self-contained and mathematically rigorous exposition of classical conformal symmetry in n dimensions and its quantization in two dimensions. In particular, the conformal groups are determined and the appearance of the Virasoro algebra in the context of the quantization of two-dimensional conformal ... see all copies from $52.00! new only from $52.00! \| SVS
6	Conformal Field Theory: New Non-Perturbative Methods in String and Field Theory more books like this by Yavuz Nutku (Editor), Cihan Saclioglu (Editor), Teoman Turgut (Editor) add to wishlist Quantum field theory has been with us for over 75 years, but it is only in the last 25 that physicists and mathematicians have jointly ventured out to explore its realms beyond the reach of perturbation theory, to the great benefit of both disciplines. Conformal Field Theory consists of pedagogical lectures delivered at the Feza Gursey Institute, ... see all copies from $17.85! new only from $26.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Affine Lie Algebras and Quantum Groups more books like this by Jurgen Fuchs add to wishlist This is an introduction to the theory of affine Lie algebras, to the theory of quantum groups, and to the interrelationships between these two fields that are encountered in conformal field theory. The description of affine algebras covers the classification problem, the connection with loop algebras, and representation theory including modular ... see all copies from $63.10! new only from $63.10! \| SVS
8	Conformal Field Theory: New Non-Perturbative Methods in String and Field Theory more books like this by Cihan Saclioglu, Teoman Turgut, Yavuz Nutku add to wishlist An exciting look at one of the cutting-edge research areas in mathematical physics. } Conformal Field Theory consists of pedagogical lectures delivered at the Feza Gursey Institute, Istanbul, in the summer of 1998 on the following topics: Non-perturbative dynamics of 4-dimensional Field theories (P. Argyres, Cornell University), 2-Dimensional QCD ... see all copies from $7.93! first editions
9	Quantum Groups in Two-Dimensional Physics more books like this by Cisar Gomez, Martm Ruiz-Altaba, German Sierra add to wishlist This book is an introduction to integrability and conformal field theory in two dimensions using quantum groups. The book begins with a brief introduction to S-matrices, spin chains and vertex models as a prelude to the study of Yang-Baxter algebras and the Bethe ansatz. The basic ideas of integrable systems are then introduced, giving particular ... see all copies from $71.00! new only from $71.00! \| SVS
10	Conformal Field Theory and Topology more books like this by Toshitake Kohno add to wishlist One of the most remarkable interactions between geometry and physics since 1980 has been an application of quantum field theory to topology and differential geometry. An essential difficulty in quantum field theory comes from infinite-dimensional freedom of a system. Techniques dealing with such infinite-dimensional objects developed in the ... see all copies from $32.00! new only from $52.08!
11 view cover	Conformal Quantum Field Theory in D-Dimensions more books like this by Efim S Fradkin, Mark YA Palchik add to wishlist This volume reviews recent developments in conformal quantum field theory in D-dimensions, and focuses on two main aims. Firstly, the promising trend is followed toward constructing an exact solution for a certain class of models. Work on the conformal Ward identities in a D-dimensional space in the late '70s suggests a parallel with the null ... see all copies from $96.61! new only from $96.61! \| SVS
12 view cover	Conformal Field Theory with Gauge Symmetry more books like this by Kenji Uneo add to wishlist This book presents a systematic approach to conformal field theory with gauge symmetry from the point of view of complex algebraic geometry. After presenting the basic facts of the theory of compact Riemann surfaces and the representation theory of affine Lie algebras in Chapters 1 and 2, conformal blocks for pointed Riemann surfaces with ... see all copies from $45.98! new only from $75.15!
13 view cover	Conformal Invariants, Inequalities, and Quasiconformal Maps more books like this by Glen D. Anderson, Mavina K. Vamanamurthy, Matti Vuorinen add to wishlist A unified view of conformal invariants from the point of view of applications in geometric function theory and applications and quasiconformal mappings in the plane and in space. see all copies from $8.94! new only from $24.99!
14 view cover	Pseudo Limits, Biadjoints, and Pseudo Algebras: Categorical Foundations of Conformal Field Theory more books like this by Thomas M Fiore add to wishlist In this paper we develop the categorical foundations needed for working out completely the rigorous approach to the definition of conformal field theory outlined by Graeme Segal. We discuss pseudo algebras over theories and 2-theories, their pseudo morphisms, bilimits, bicolimits, biadjoints, stacks, and related concepts. These 2-categorical ... see all copies from $82.75! new only from $82.75!
15 view cover	Conformal Field Theory more books like this by Sergei V Ketov add to wishlist The main idea used in this text is that the conformal symmetry causes both classical and quantum integrability. Instead of concentrating on the many applications of the theory, the author has put forward a discussion of the general methods of the Conformal Field Theory as a physical theory. see all copies from $45.00!
16	W-Symmetry more books like this by P. Bouwknegt add to wishlist W-symmetry is an extension of conformal symmetry in two dimensions. Since its introduction in 1985, W-symmetry has become one of the central notions in the study of two-dimensional conformal field theory. The mathematical structures that underlie W-symmetry are so-called W-algebras, which are higher-spin extensions of the Virasoro algebra. This ... see all copies from $43.70! new only from $164.44!
17	Conformal Algebra in Space-Time and Operator Product Expansion more books like this by S Ferrara add to wishlist see all copies from $30.00!
18 view cover	Recent Developments in Infinite-Dimensional Lie Algebras and Conformal Field Theory: Proceedings of an International Conference on Infinite-Dimensional Lie Theory and Conformal Field Theory, May 23-27, 2000, University of Virginia, Charlottesville... more books like this by Stephen Berman add to wishlist Because of its many applications to mathematics and mathematical physics, the representation theory of infinite-dimensional Lie and quantized enveloping algebras comprises an important area of current research. This volume includes articles from the proceedings of an international conference, "Infinite-Dimensional Lie Theory and Conformal Field ... see all copies from $66.40! new only from $73.95! \| SVS
19	Conformal Invariance & Applications to Statistical Mechanics more books like this by Claude Itzykson, J. B. Zuber, H. Saleur add to wishlist see all copies from $49.75!
20 view cover	A Mathematical Introduction to Conformal Field Theory: Based on a Series of Lectures Given at the Mathematisches Institut Der Universitdt Hamburg more books like this by Martin Schottenloher add to wishlist This work is divided into two parts, the first provides an exposition of classical conformal symmetry in n dimensions and its quantization in two dimensions. The conformal groups are determined and the appearence of the Virasoro algebra in the context of the quantization of two-dimensional conformal symmetry is explained via the classification of ... see all copies from $125.26!
21	Differential Geometric Methods in Theoretical Physics: Physics and Geometry more books like this by Ling-Lie Chau add to wishlist see all copies from $318.59!
22	Conformal invariance and string theory more books like this by P Dita add to wishlist see all copies from $25.00!
23	Mathematical Aspects of Conformal and Topological Field Theories and Quantum Groups more books like this by Paul Sally add to wishlist This book contains papers presented by speakers at the AMS-IMS-SIAM Joint Summer Research Conference on Conformal Field Theory, Topological Field Theory and Quantum Groups, held at Mount Holyoke College in June 1992. One group of papers deals with one aspect of conformal field theory, namely, vertex operator algebras or superalgebras and their ... see all copies from $69.80!
24 view cover	Affine Lie Algebras and Quantum Groups: An Introduction, with Applications in Conformal Field Theory more books like this by Jurgen Fuchs add to wishlist This is an introduction to the theory of affine Lie algebras, to the theory of quantum groups, and to the interrelationships between these two fields that are encountered in conformal field theory. The description of affine algebras covers the classification problem, the connection with loop algebras, and representation theory including modular ... see all copies from $125.00!
25	Mirror Symmetry II more books like this by B. Greene add to wishlist Mirror symmetry has undergone dramatic progress since the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) workshop in 1991, whose proceedings constitute volume I of this continuing collection. Tremendous insight has been gained on a number of key issues and this volume surveys these results. The areas covered are organized into four sections, and ... see all copies from $49.75!

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