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Record Nr.

UNISA996466808403316

Titolo

Complex Differential Geometry and Supermanifolds in Strings and Fields [[electronic resource] ] : Proceedings of the Seventh Scheveningen Conference, Scheveningen, The Netherlands, August 23–28, 1987 / / edited by Petrus J.M. Bongaarts, R. Martini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1988

ISBN

3-540-45969-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 1988.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (V, 254 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 311

Disciplina

516.3/62

Soggetti

Physics

Elementary particles (Physics)

Quantum field theory

Geometry

Mathematical Methods in Physics

Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation

Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Supersymmetric sigma models and Kähler manifolds -- Nonlinear realizations, Kähler manifolds and the Virasoro manifold -- In search of the graded manifold of maps between graded manifolds -- Path integration in superspace -- Supermanifolds, supersymmetry and berezin integration -- Berezin integration and dimensional reduction -- Aspects of string theory -- Field and string quantization in curved space-tines.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume deals with one of the most active fields of research in mathematical physics: the use of geometric and topological methods in field theory. The emphasis in these proceedings is on complex differential geometry, in particular on Kähler manifolds, supermanifolds, and graded manifolds. From the point of view of physics the main topics were field theory, string theory and problems from elementary particle theory involving supersymmetry. The lectures



show a remarkable unity of approach and are considerably related to each other. They should be of great value to researchers and graduate students.