Quantum Geometry: A Statistical Field Theory Approach

Language: English

Published by Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 1997

0521461677 / 9780521461672

Series: Book 33 of 106 - Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics

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First Edition (1997) so stated. Very Good+ in a Very Good DJ: The Book's binding is ever so slightly cocked but remains perfectly secure; mild shelf-rubbing to the lower extremities and milder wear to the upper; else flawless; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and a minor, unobtrusive imperfection. The DJ shows moderate wear along the top and bottom edges of the panels; else flawless; unclipped. Not unattractive, but shows moderate wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Small 4to (10 x 7.25 x 1 inches) . Notes, References, Index. Language: English. Weight: 29 ounces. Blue boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. Hardcover with DJ. This graduate level text describes in a unified fashion the statistical mechanics of random walks, random surfaces and random higher dimensional manifolds with an emphasis on the geometrical aspects of the theory and applications to the quantization of strings, gravity and topological field theory. With chapters on random walks, random surfaces, two-and higher-dimensional quantum gravity, topological quantum field theories and Monte Carlo simulations of random geometries, the text provides a self-contained account of quantum geometry from a statistical field theory point of view. The approach uses discrete approximations and develops analytical and numerical tools. Continuum physics is recovered through scaling limits at phase transition points and the relation to conformal quantum field theories coupled to quantum gravity is described. The most important numerical work is covered, but the main aim is to develop mathematically precise results that have wide applications. Many diagrams and references are included. ; Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; xiv, 363 pages.…

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Title
Quantum Geometry: A Statistical Field Theory Approach
Author
Jan Ambjorn, Bergfinnur Durhuus, and Thordur Jonsson
Publisher
Cambridge University Press, New York, NY
Publication year
1997
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Very Good
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Hardcover
Language
English
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0521461677
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9780521461672
Edition
First Edition; First Printing.
Series
Book 33 of 106: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics

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