Quantum Triangulations
Moduli Spaces, Strings, and Quantum Computing
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Mathematical Physics, General Physics
| Author: | Mauro Carfora, Annalisa Marzuoli | ISBN: | 9783642244407 |
| Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg | Publication: | January 14, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Springer | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mauro Carfora, Annalisa Marzuoli |
| ISBN: | 9783642244407 |
| Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Publication: | January 14, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| Language: | English |
Research on polyhedral manifolds often points to unexpected connections between very distinct aspects of Mathematics and Physics. In particular triangulated manifolds play quite a distinguished role in such settings as Riemann moduli space theory, strings and quantum gravity, topological quantum field theory, condensed matter physics, and critical phenomena. Not only do they provide a natural discrete analogue to the smooth manifolds on which physical theories are typically formulated, but their appearance is rather often a consequence of an underlying structure which naturally calls into play non-trivial aspects of representation theory, of complex analysis and topology in a way which makes manifest the basic geometric structures of the physical interactions involved. Yet, in most of the existing literature, triangulated manifolds are still merely viewed as a convenient discretization of a given physical theory to make it more amenable for numerical treatment.
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The motivation for these lectures notes is thus to provide an approachable introduction to this topic, emphasizing the conceptual aspects, and probing, through a set of cases studies, the connection between triangulated manifolds and quantum physics to the deepest.
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*This volume addresses applied mathematicians and theoretical physicists working in the field of quantum geometry and its applications. *
Research on polyhedral manifolds often points to unexpected connections between very distinct aspects of Mathematics and Physics. In particular triangulated manifolds play quite a distinguished role in such settings as Riemann moduli space theory, strings and quantum gravity, topological quantum field theory, condensed matter physics, and critical phenomena. Not only do they provide a natural discrete analogue to the smooth manifolds on which physical theories are typically formulated, but their appearance is rather often a consequence of an underlying structure which naturally calls into play non-trivial aspects of representation theory, of complex analysis and topology in a way which makes manifest the basic geometric structures of the physical interactions involved. Yet, in most of the existing literature, triangulated manifolds are still merely viewed as a convenient discretization of a given physical theory to make it more amenable for numerical treatment.
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The motivation for these lectures notes is thus to provide an approachable introduction to this topic, emphasizing the conceptual aspects, and probing, through a set of cases studies, the connection between triangulated manifolds and quantum physics to the deepest.
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*This volume addresses applied mathematicians and theoretical physicists working in the field of quantum geometry and its applications. *
