A Mathematical Introduction to String Theory: Variational Problems, Geometric and Probabilistic Methods

Sergio Albeverio (Ruhr-Universitat, Bochum, Germany),Jurgen Jost (Max-Planck-Institut fur Mathematik in den Naturwissenschaften, Leipzig),Sylvie Paycha (Universite Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg),Sergio Scarlatti (Universita degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata')

A Mathematical Introduction to String Theory: Variational Problems, Geometric and Probabilistic Methods
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
17 July 1997
Pages
144
ISBN
9780521556101

A Mathematical Introduction to String Theory: Variational Problems, Geometric and Probabilistic Methods

Sergio Albeverio (Ruhr-Universitat, Bochum, Germany),Jurgen Jost (Max-Planck-Institut fur Mathematik in den Naturwissenschaften, Leipzig),Sylvie Paycha (Universite Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg),Sergio Scarlatti (Universita degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata')

Classical string theory is concerned with the propagation of classical one-dimensional curves, i.e. strings , and has connections to the calculus of variations, minimal surfaces and harmonic maps. The quantization of string theory gives rise to problems in different areas, according to the method used. The representation theory of Lie, Kac-Moody and Virasoro algebras has been used for such quantization. In this book, the authors give an introduction to global analytic and probabilistic aspects of string theory, bringing together and making explicit the necessary mathematical tools. Researchers with an interest in string theory, in either mathematics or theoretical physics, will find this a stimulating volume.

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