Quantum Geometry

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

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 Ambjorn, Jan Ambjrn, Bergfinnur Durhuus, Thordur Jonsson
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 18.08.2010
• EAN: 9780521461672
• ISBN: 978-0-521-46167-2
• Pagine: 380
• Dimensioni: 183 mm x 260 mm x 25 mm
• Peso: 908 g
• Serie: Cambridge Monographs on Mathem
• Categorie: Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Astronomia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Fisica teorica