Duality and Supersymmetric Theories
Duality and Supersymmetric Theories
£147.00
GBPThis is a systematic introduction to electromagnetic duality and its generalizations. The authors are the leading figures in this exciting area of mathematical physics, and their lectures have been organised not only to link with each other but also to describe the fundamental ideas, the developments and some earlier work whose significance has become apparent. This will be essential reading for all those working in mathematical physics.
- A systematic introduction to the subject
- Written by the leading authorities
- Coherently edited
Reviews & endorsements
Review of the hardback: 'This will be essential reading for all those working in mathematical physics.' Extrait de L'Enseignement Mathématique
Review of the hardback: 'As usual with Cambridge University Press the book is well produced and should certainly find a place in the libraries of any place where modern theoretical physics is pursued.' H. Osborn, Contemporary Physics
Product details
July 1999Hardback
9780521641586
484 pages
236 × 159 × 30 mm
0.775kg
35 b/w illus. 10 tables
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Table of Contents
- List of contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Particle physics and fundamental theory: introduction and guide to Duality and supersymmetric Theories David Olive, and Peter West
- 2. Solitons N. S. Manton
- 3. Nonlinear electromagnetic self-duality and Legendre transformations Mary K. Gaillard and Bruno Zumino
- 4. Supersymmetric s-models in 2 dimensions Bruno Zumino
- 5. Introduction to duality David I. Olive
- 6. Supersymmetric monopoles and duality Jerome P. Gauntlett
- 7. Seiberg-Witten theory and S-duality Tohru Eguchi
- 8. Supergravity, Brane dynamics and string duality P. C. West
- 9. Supergravity vacua and solitons G. W. Gibbons
- 10. An introduction to non-perturbative string theory Ashoke Sen
- 11. Lectures on D-branes Constantin Bachas.
