Mirror Symmetry and Algebraic Geometry- - Couverture souple

Cox, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 082182127X ISBN 13 : 9780821821275

Editeur : 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 is the first completely comprehensive monograph on mirror symmetry, covering the original observations by the physicists through the most recent progress made 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. This title features: numerous examples worked out in detail; an appendix on mathematical physics; an exposition of the algebraic theory of Gromov-Witten invariants and quantum cohomology; and, a proof of the mirror theorem for the quintic threefold.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David A. Cox, Amherst College, MA

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: American Mathematical Society
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 082182127X
• ISBN 13: 9780821821275
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 469
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