Author : Marc Henneaux
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 0821808281
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (218 download)
Book Synopsis Secondary Calculus and Cohomological Physics by : Marc Henneaux
Download or read book Secondary Calculus and Cohomological Physics written by Marc Henneaux and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of invited lectures (at the Conference on Secondary Calculus and Cohomological Physics, Moscow) reflects the state-of-the-art in a new branch of mathematics and mathematical physics arising at the intersection of geometry of nonlinear differential equations, quantum field theory, and cohomological algebra. This is the first comprehensive and self-contained book on modern quantum field theory in the context of cohomological methods and the geometry of nonlinear PDEs. It features: an up-to-date and self-contained exposition of the newest results in cohomological aspects of quantum field theory and the geometry of PDEs; a new look at interrelations among cohomology theory, the geometry of PDEs, and field theory; and, application to Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism, BRST formalism, anomalies, and quantum dynamics.