Abelian Projection
advanced brane geometry research
Antisymmetric Tensor
Bosonic String
boundary
Boundary State Approach
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classical
Classical Field Equations
closed
Closed String
condition
conformal field theory
Cosmological Constant
D-branes
deformation theory
Del Piemonte Orientale
dirichlet
Einstein Frame
Energy Momentum Tensor
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fundamental
Gauge Theory
Higgs Field
homological mirror symmetry
IIA
Magnetic Monopoles
massless
Massless States
non-perturbative solutions
open
quantum cohomology
spacetime geometry
states
string
String Dualities
string duality
String Frame
String Theory
SU(N) Chern-Simons duality
tachyon condensation
Transverse Space
Type IIA
Type IIB
Type IIB String
Vector Bundles
Warp Factor
Product details
- ISBN 9780750308632
- Weight: 636g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 05 Nov 2002
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Branes are solitonic configurations of a string theory that are represented by extended objects in a higher-dimensional space-time. They are essential for a comprehension of the non-perturbative aspects of string theory, in particular, in connection with string dualities. From the mathematical viewpoint, branes are related to several important theories, such as homological mirror symmetry and quantum cohomology.
Geometry and Physics of Branes provides an introduction to current research in some of these different areas, both in physics and mathematics. The book opens with a lucid introduction to the basic aspects of branes in string theory. Topics covered in subsequent chapters include tachyon condensation, the geometry surrounding the Gopakumar-Vafa conjecture (a duality between the SU(N) Chern-Simons theory on S3 and a IIA string theory compactified on a Calabi-Yau 3-fold), two-dimensional conformal field theory on open and unoriented surfaces, and the development of a homology theory naturally attached to the deformations of vector bundles that should be relevant to the study of homological mirror symmetry.
Bruzzo, U; Gorini, V.; Moschella, U.
