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.

Sommario

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Terry Gannon, Terry (University of Alberta) Gannon, Gannon Terry
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.2023
• EAN: 9781009401586
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0940158-6
• Pagine: 492
• Serie: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics; Cambridge Monographs on Mathem
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Algebra, SCIENCE / Physics / Mathematical & Computational, Physics, Number Theory, Mathematical physics