Quantum Geometry - A Statistical Field Theory Approach

Sommario

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jan Ambj¿rn, Jan Ambjorn, Jan Durhuus Ambjorn, Bergfinnur Durhuus, Thordur Jonsson
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.12.2005
• EAN: 9780521017367
• ISBN: 978-0-521-01736-7
• Pagine: 380
• Serie: Cambridge Monographs on Mathem
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Altro