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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Marcos Marino (Full Professor, Full Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Geneva)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Volume: 131 Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 0.462kg ISBN: 9780198568490ISBN 10: 0198568495 Pages: 212 Publication Date: 22 September 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPart I: Matrix Models, Chern-Simons Theory, and the Large N Expansion 1: Matrix Models 2: Chern-Simons Theory and Knot Invariants Part II: Topological Strings 3: Topological Sigma Models 4: Topological Strings 5: Calabi-Yau Geometries Part III: The Topological String / Gauge Theory Correspondence 6: String Theory and Gauge Theory 7: String Field Theory and Gauge Theories 8: Geometric Transitions 9: The Topological Vertex 10: Applications of the Topological String / Gauge Theory Correspondence A: Symmetric PolynomialsReviewsThe book gives a good overview of the developments in the field, in which its author has himself played an important role. The book shows nicely how the different ideas are related, and how they can be combined to allow one to do very explicit calculations. * Marcel L. Vonk, Mathematical Reviews * The book gives a good overview of the developments in the field, in which its author has himself played an important role. The book shows nicely how the different ideas are related, and how they can be combined to allow one to do very explicit calculations. Marcel L. Vonk, Mathematical Reviews Author InformationMarcos Marino, Department of Theoretical Physics, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland and Department of Mathematics, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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