TY  - BOOK
AU  - Recknagel,Andreas
AU  - Schomerus,Volker
TI  - Boundary Conformal Field Theory and the Worldsheet Approach to D-Branes
T2  - Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
SN  - 9780511806476 (ebook)
AV  - QC174.52.C66 R43 2013
U1  - 530.14/3 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Conformal invariants
KW  - Quantum field theory
KW  - D-branes
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016)
N2  - Boundary conformal field theory is concerned with a class of two-dimensional quantum field theories which display a rich mathematical structure and have many applications ranging from string theory to condensed matter physics. In particular, the framework allows discussion of strings and branes directly at the quantum level. Written by internationally renowned experts, this comprehensive introduction to boundary conformal field theory reaches from theoretical foundations to recent developments, with an emphasis on the algebraic treatment of string backgrounds. Topics covered include basic concepts in conformal field theory with and without boundaries, the mathematical description of strings and D-branes, and the geometry of strongly curved spacetime. The book offers insights into string geometry that go beyond classical notions. Describing the theory from basic concepts, and providing numerous worked examples from conformal field theory and string theory, this reference is of interest to graduate students and researchers in physics and mathematics
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511806476
ER  -