02530nam a22003858a 4500001001600000003000700016005001700023006001900040007001500059008004100074020002600115020002900141040002400170050002800194082001700222100003300239245013800272246007400410264005200484300005900536336002600595337002600621338003600647490004900683500007300732520106900805650002501874650002501899650001301924700003201937776003501969830005002004856007102054999001902125CR9780511806476UkCbUP20180107143411.0m|||||o||d||||||||cr||||||||||||101018s2013||||enk     s     ||1 0|eng|d  a9780511806476 (ebook)  z9780521832236 (hardback)  aUkCbUPcUkCbUPerda00aQC174.52.C66 bR43 201300a530.14/32231 aRecknagel, Andreas,eauthor.10aBoundary Conformal Field Theory and the Worldsheet Approach to D-Branes / [electronic resource]cAndreas Recknagel, Volker Schomerus.3 aBoundary Conformal Field Theory & the Worldsheet Approach to D-Branes 1aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2013.  a1 online resource (346 pages) :bdigital, PDF file(s).  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier0 aCambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics  aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).  aBoundary conformal field theory is concerned with a class of two-dimensional quantum field theories which display a rich mathematical structure and have many applications ranging from string theory to condensed matter physics. In particular, the framework allows discussion of strings and branes directly at the quantum level. Written by internationally renowned experts, this comprehensive introduction to boundary conformal field theory reaches from theoretical foundations to recent developments, with an emphasis on the algebraic treatment of string backgrounds. Topics covered include basic concepts in conformal field theory with and without boundaries, the mathematical description of strings and D-branes, and the geometry of strongly curved spacetime. The book offers insights into string geometry that go beyond classical notions. Describing the theory from basic concepts, and providing numerous worked examples from conformal field theory and string theory, this reference is of interest to graduate students and researchers in physics and mathematics. 0aConformal invariants 0aQuantum field theory 0aD-branes1 aSchomerus, Volker,eauthor.08iPrint version: z9780521832236 0aCambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics.40uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511806476zCambridge Books Online  c236464d236464