Strings and Geometry (Clay Mathematics Proceedings): Proceedings of the Clay Mathematics Institute 2002 Summer School on Strings and Geometry: Isaac ... United Kingdom March 24-april 20, 2002 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 082183715X ISBN 13: 9780821837153

Publisher: American Mathematical Society, 2005

Synopsis

This volume is the proceedings of the 2002 Clay Mathematics Institute School on Geometry and String Theory. This month-long program was held at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge, England, and was organized by both mathematicians and physicists: A Corti, R. Dijkgraaf, M. Douglas, J. Gauntlett, M. Gross, C. Hull, A. Jaffe and M. Reid. The early part of the school had many lectures that introduced various concepts of algebraic geometry and string theory with a focus on improving communication between these two fields. During the latter part of the program there were also a number of research level talks.This volume contains a selection of expository and research articles by lecturers at the school and highlights some of the current interests of researchers working at the interface between string theory and algebraic geometry. The topics covered include manifolds of special holonomy, supergravity, supersymmetry, D-branes, the McKay correspondence and the Fourier-Mukai transform. The book is suitable for graduate students and research mathematicians interested in relations between mathematical physics and algebraic geometry.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Mathematical Society
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082183715X
• ISBN 13: 9780821837153
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376
• Editor: Douglas Michael, Gauntlett Jerome, Gross Mark