Quantum Geometry

Describes random geometry and applications to strings, quantum gravity, topological field theory and membrane physics.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Random walks; 3. Random surfaces; 4. Two-dimensional gravity; 5. Monte Carlo simulations; 6. Gravity in higher dimensions; 7. Topological quantum field theories; References; Index.

Summary

This graduate/research level text describes in a unified fashion the statistical mechanics of random walks, random surfaces and random higher dimensional manifolds with an emphasis on the geometrical aspects of the theory and applications to the quantisation of strings, gravity and topological field theory.

Product details

• Authors: Jan Ambjorn, Jan Ambjrn, Bergfinnur Durhuus, Thordur Jonsson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.08.2010
• EAN: 9780521461672
• ISBN: 978-0-521-46167-2
• No. of pages: 380
• Dimensions: 183 mm x 260 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 908 g
• Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathem
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Astronomy: general, reference works