Conformal field theory is an elegant and powerful theory in the field of high energy physics and statistics. In fact, it can be said to be one of the greatest achievements in the development of this field. Presented in two dimensions, this book is designed for students who already have a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics, field theory and general relativity. The main idea used throughout the book is that conformal symmetry causes both classical and quantum integrability. Instead of concentrating on the numerous applications of the theory, the author puts forward a discussion of the general methods of conformal field theory as a physical theory. Hence the book provides in a self-contained way the necessary knowledge and "conformal" intuition which underline the various applications of conformal field theory. It is aimed to assist students and professionals in the study of the theory from its first principles and in applying the methods in their own research. The first of its kind, this book promises to give a detailed and comprehensive insight into the workings of conformal field theory.
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a reference on CFT,
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Ketov's CFT is a very concise review of CFT and its applications to string theory and statistical mechanics. It is written well, although some effort has to be put into it to grasp all topics; more effort than with the book by di Francesco et al.. The book is nearly self-contained and might serve as a reference on CFT with some interesting examples. Each chapter provides some problems (mainly within the text) that are generally intended to do the steps between derivations. It is comparable to di Francesco's book, but on some topics they complement each other, where di Francesco presents the subjects slightly more detailed. Ketov's presentation is somewhat more mathematically oriented than di Francesco's. All in all, a very useful book on CFT for graduates.
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The basic ingredients of any field theory are a set of fields (x) depending on space-time coordinates x, and the action S[] to be a functional of the fields. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
extended fermionic strings, chiral primary fields, conformal ghost system, screened vertex operators, conformal reduction, chiral bosonization, chiral primary states, chiral blocks, physical vertex operators, central charge values, bosonization rules, string susceptibility, coset models, conformal matter, superconformal ghosts, chiral vertex operators, reparametrization ghosts, total ghost number, conformal bootstrap, unitary minimal models, modular transformation properties, screening operators, chiral algebra, free field representation, conformal families New!
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The basic ingredients of any field theory are a set of fields (x) depending on space-time coordinates x, and the action S[] to be a functional of the fields. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
extended fermionic strings, chiral primary fields, conformal ghost system, screened vertex operators, conformal reduction, chiral bosonization, chiral primary states, chiral blocks, physical vertex operators, central charge values, bosonization rules, string susceptibility, coset models, conformal matter, superconformal ghosts, chiral vertex operators, reparametrization ghosts, total ghost number, conformal bootstrap, unitary minimal models, modular transformation properties, screening operators, chiral algebra, free field representation, conformal families New!
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- Superstring Theory: Volume 2, Loop Amplitudes, Anomalies and Phenomenology (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics) by Michael B. Green in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Particles and Fields 2 by Anton Z. Capri in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Hamiltonian Methods in the Theory of Solitons (Springer Series in Soviet Mathematics) by L. D. Faddeev in Back Matter
- Elements of the Theory of Representations (Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften) by A. A. Kirillov in Back Matter
- Theory of Group Representations (Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften) by M.A. Naimark in Back Matter
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- Quantum Non-linear Sigma-Models: From Quantum Field Theory to Supersymmetry, Conformal Field Theory, Black Holes and Strings (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics) by Sergei V. Ketov in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Theoretical Physics at the End of the Twentieth Century (CRM Series in Mathematical Physics) by Yvan Saint-Aubin on page 433
- Quantum Entropy and Its Use (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics) by M. Ohya in Back Matter
- High-Energy Particle Diffraction (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics) by Vincenzo Barone in Back Matter
- Conformal Field Theory: New Non-perturbative Methods In String And Field Theory (Frontiers in Physics) by Yavuz Nutku in Back Matter
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