Advances in string theory
Subtitle: the First Sowers Workshop in Theoretical Physics
By: Eric Sharpe and Arthur Greenspoon, editors.
Contributors: Sharpe, Eric R., 1970-; Greenspoon, Arthur, 1943-
Series: AMS/IP studies in advanced mathematics -- v. 44
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Providence, R.I
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780821847640
Subjects: String models -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Description: "Over the past decade string theory has had an increasing impact on many areas of physics: high energy and hadronic physics, gravitation and cosmology, mathematical physics and even condensed matter physics. The impact has been through many major conceptual and methodological developments in quantum field theory in the past fifteen years. In addition, string theory has exerted a dramatic influence on developments in contemporary mathematics, including Gromov-Witten theory, mirror symmetry in complex and symplectic geometry, and important ramifications in enumerative geometry." "This volume is derived from a conference of younger leading practitioners around the common theme: "What is string theory?" The talks covered major current topics, both mathematical and physical, related to string theory. Graduate students and research mathematicians interested in string theory in mathematics and physics will be interested in this workshop."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.