Moonshine Beyond the Monster : The Bridge Connecting Algebra, Modular Forms and Physics

By:

Gannon, Terry

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical PhysicsPublication details: New York Cambridge University Press 2010Description: xiii, 477p. illISBN:

9780521141888 (PB)

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Contents:

1. Classical algebra; 2. Modular stuff; 3. Gold and brass: Affine algebras and generalisations; 4. Conformal field theory: The physics of Moonshine; 5. Vertex operator algebras; 6. Modular group representations throughout the realm; 7. Monstrous Moonshine

Summary: This book describes the general theory of Moonshine and its underlying concepts, emphasising the fundamental ideas and examples behind some of the most fascinating topics in mathematics and physics. For graduates and researchers working in areas such as algebra, number theory, geometry, analysis, quantum field theory and conformal field theory

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Includes index

Includes bibliography (p. 445-463) and references

This book describes the general theory of Moonshine and its underlying concepts, emphasising the fundamental ideas and examples behind some of the most fascinating topics in mathematics and physics. For graduates and researchers working in areas such as algebra, number theory, geometry, analysis, quantum field theory and conformal field theory

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