Geometry and Physics

2009
ISBN: 978-3-642-42070-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 217 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 359 g

"Geometry and Physics" addresses mathematicians wanting to understand modern physics, and physicists wanting to learn geometry. It gives an introduction to modern quantum field theory and related areas of theoretical high-energy physics from the perspective of Riemannian geometry, and an introduction to modern geometry as needed and utilized in modern physics. Jürgen Jost, a well-known research mathematician and advanced textbook author, also develops important geometric concepts and methods that can be used for the structures of physics. In particular, he discusses the Lagrangians of the standard model and its supersymmetric extensions from a geometric perspective.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jost, Jürgen

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Geometrie Differentialgeometrie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.Geometry.- 1.1.Riemannian and Lorentzian manifolds.- 1.2.Bundles and connections.- 1.3.Tensors and spinors.- 1.4.Riemann surfaces and moduli spaces.- 1.5.Supermanifolds.- 2.Physics.- 2.1.Classical and quantum physics.- 2.2.Lagrangians.-2.3.Variational aspects.- 2.4.The sigma model.- 2.5.Functional integrals.- 2.6.Conformal field theory.- 2.7.String theory.- Bibliography.- Index.