000			01603 a2200253 4500
003			OSt
005			20230329112457.0
008			230329b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9780387947853
050			_aQC174.52
100			_aPhilippe Francesco
245			_aConformal field theory
260			_bSpringer _aNew York _cc1997
300			_axxi, 890 p.
490			_aGraduate texts in contemporary physics
520			_aFilling an important gap in the literature, this comprehensive text develops conformal field theory from first principles. The treatment is self-contained, pedagogical, and exhaustive, and includes a great deal of background material on quantum field theory, statistical mechanics, Lie algebras and affine Lie algebras. The many exercises, with a wide spectrum of difficulty and subjects, complement and in many cases extend the text. The text is thus not only an excellent tool for classroom teaching but also for individual study. Intended primarily for graduate students and researchers in theoretical high-energy physics, mathematical physics, condensed matter theory, statistical physics, the book will also be of interest in other areas of theoretical physics and mathematics. It will prepare the reader for original research in this very active field of theoretical and mathematical physics (Source: retrieved from worldcat.org)
650			_aConformal invariants
650			_aQuantum field theory
650			_aPhysics
700			_aPierre Mathieu
700			_aDavid Sénéchal
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2256-9
942			_2lcc _cBK
999			_c27828 _d27828