Geometry, Topology and Physics (2nd Ed.)
Auteur : Nakahara Mikio
Differential geometry and topology have become essential tools for many theoretical physicists. In particular, they are indispensable in theoretical studies of condensed matter physics, gravity, and particle physics. Geometry, Topology and Physics, Second Edition introduces the ideas and techniques of differential geometry and topology at a level suitable for postgraduate students and researchers in these fields.
The second edition of this popular and established text incorporates a number of changes designed to meet the needs of the reader and reflect the development of the subject. The book features a considerably expanded first chapter, reviewing aspects of path integral quantization and gauge theories. Chapter 2 introduces the mathematical concepts of maps, vector spaces, and topology. The following chapters focus on more elaborate concepts in geometry and topology and discuss the application of these concepts to liquid crystals, superfluid helium, general relativity, and bosonic string theory. Later chapters unify geometry and topology, exploring fiber bundles, characteristic classes, and index theorems. New to this second edition is the proof of the index theorem in terms of supersymmetric quantum mechanics. The final two chapters are devoted to the most fascinating applications of geometry and topology in contemporary physics, namely the study of anomalies in gauge field theories and the analysis of Polakov's bosonic string theory from the geometrical point of view.
Geometry, Topology and Physics, Second Edition is an ideal introduction to differential geometry and topology for postgraduate students and researchers in theoretical and mathematical physics.
Date de parution : 06-2017
15.6x23.4 cm
Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 14 jours).
Prix indicatif 220,72 €
Ajouter au panierDate de parution : 06-2003
Ouvrage de 573 p.
15.6x23.4 cm
Thèmes de Geometry, Topology and Physics :
Mots-clés :
Topological Space; Euler Characteristic; Homology Groups; Homotopy Class; Homotopy Type; Topological Invariants; Local Trivializations; Betti Numbers; Vice Versa; Klein Bottle; Vector Bundle; Homotopy Groups; Riemann Surfaces; Dehn Twists; Nematic Liquid Crystal; Free Abelian Group; Bosonic Strings; Dirac Operator; Principal Bundle; Trivial Bundle; Spin Bundle; Gauge Invariant; Gauge Field; Index Theorem; Free Abelian