Chern-Simons theory, matrix models, and topological strings
By: Marcos Mariño
Series: International series of monographs on physics
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
Subjects: String models; Gauge fields (Physics); Three-manifolds (Topology)
Description: After an introduction to matrix models and Cherns-Simons gauge theory, this book describes in detail the topological string theories that correspond to these gauge theories and develops the mathematical implication of this duality for the enumerative geometry of Calabi-Yau manifolds and knot theory.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-196) and index