Conformal Field Theory: New Non-Perturbative Methods in String and Field Theory

By Yavuz Nutku

Book Overview

This book provides an understanding of conformal field theory and its importance to both statistical mechanics and string theory. It introduces the Wess-Zumino-Novokov-Witten (WZNW) models and their current algebras, the affine Kac-Moody algebras.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813342147
• ISBN13: 9780813342146
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"