Mirror Symmetry and Algebraic Geometry: No.68 (Mathematical Surveys and Monographs) - Softcover

Cox, David A.; Katz, Sheldon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821810596 ISBN 13: 9780821810590

Publisher: American Mathematical Society, 1999

Synopsis

Mirror symmetry began when theoretical physicists made some astonishing predictions about rational curves on quintic hypersurfaces in four-dimensional projective space. Understanding the mathematics behind these predictions has been a substantial challenge. This book presents a comprehensive monograph on mirror symmetry, covering the original observations by the physicists through the most recent progress made up to date. Subjects discussed include toric varieties, Hodge theory, Kahler geometry, moduli of stable maps, Calabi-Yau manifolds, quantum cohomology, Gromov-Witten invariants, and the mirror theorem.

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About the Author

David A. Cox, Amherst College, MA

Edition details

• Publisher: American Mathematical Society
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821810596
• ISBN 13: 9780821810590
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 467