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Topological Quantum Field Theory and Four Manifolds

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  • © 2005

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Authors:
  1. Jose Labastida
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  2. Marcos Marino
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  • A clear, condensed and accurate exposition on topological quantum field theory and its applications to topological aspects of four manifolds by the authors

Part of the book series: Mathematical Physics Studies (MPST, volume 25)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Topological Aspects of Four-Manifolds

    Pages 1-11

  3. The Theory of Donaldson Invariants

    Pages 12-30

  4. The Theory of Seiberg-Witten Invariants

    Pages 31-38

  5. Supersymmetry in Four Dimensions

    Pages 39-57

  6. Topological Quantum Field Theories in Four Dimensions

    Pages 58-77

  7. The Mathai-Quillen Formalism

    Pages 78-109

  8. The Seiberg-Witten Solution of N = 2 SUSY Yang-Mills Theory

    Pages 110-132

  9. The u-plane Integral

    Pages 133-153

  10. Some Applications of the u-plane Integral

    Pages 154-169

  11. Further Developments in Donaldson—Witten Theory

    Pages 170-203

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 204-224
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About this book

The emergence of topological quantum ?eld theory has been one of the most important breakthroughs which have occurred in the context of ma- ematical physics in the last century, a century characterizedbyindependent developments of the main ideas in both disciplines, physics and mathematics, which has concluded with two decades of strong interaction between them, where physics, as in previous centuries, has acted as a source of new mat- matics. Topological quantum ?eld theories constitute the core of these p- nomena, although the main drivingforce behind it has been the enormous e?ort made in theoretical particle physics to understand string theory as a theory able to unify the four fundamental interactions observed in nature. These theories set up a new realm where both disciplines pro?t from each other. Although the most striking results have appeared on the mathema- calside,theoreticalphysicshasclearlyalsobene?tted,sincethecorresponding developments have helped better to understand aspects of the fundamentals of ?eld and string theory.

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From the reviews of the first edition:

"The present book … starts with a survey of important topological topics, then reviews the theories of Donaldson and Seiberg-Witten, and describes various aspects of supersymmetery … . Graduate students, post-docs and junior faculty interested in the interaction of physics and mathematics … will greatly benefit from this coherent treatment of the subject and the thorough evaluation of its virtues which is, to my knowledge, the first of its kind." (Gert Roepstorff, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1087, 2006)

"The book is written to be accessible either for physicists who want to know about the topological consequences of supersymmetric quantum field theory, or for mathematicians curious about where the links between Donaldson and Seiberg-Witten theory come from. For both groups it should be a good point of entry to the literature. … the authors manage to give an end-to-end treatment of the relation between Donaldson and Seiberg-Witten invariants, including a detailed computation of the formula connecting the two for manifolds of Seiberg-Witten simple type." (Andrew Neitzke, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2006 f)

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