Moonshine Beyond the Monster - The Bridge Connecting Algebra, Modular Forms and Physics

A monograph on Moonshine, a mathematical physics topic, for graduate students and researchers.

Table des matières

Acknowledgements; Introduction: glimpses of the theory beneath Monstrous moonshine; 1. Classical algebra; 2. Modular stuff; 3. Gold and brass: affine algebras and generalisations; 4. Conformal field theory: The physics of Moonshine; 5. Vertex operator algebras; 6. Modular group representations throughout the realm; 7. Monstrous Moonshine; Epilogue; Notation; References; Index.

Résumé

This book describes the general theory of Moonshine and its underlying concepts. It is ideal for graduate students and researchers in areas such as conformal field theory, string theory, algebra, number theory, geometry and functional analysis. This 2006 title has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Terry Gannon, Terry (University of Alberta) Gannon, Gannon Terry
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.07.2023
• EAN: 9781009401586
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0940158-6
• Pages: 492
• Thèmes: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics; Cambridge Monographs on Mathem
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Physique, astronomie > Général, dictionnaires; Algebra, SCIENCE / Physics / Mathematical & Computational, Physics, Number Theory, Mathematical physics