This book provides an understanding of conformal field theory and its importance to both statistical mechanics and string theory. It introduces the Wess-Zumino-Novokov-Witten (WZNW) models and their current algebras, the affine Kac-Moody algebras.

About the Author
Yavuz Nutku is a senior researcher at Feza Gursey Institute. Cihan Saclioglu is a professor of physics at Bogazici University and a member of the Feza Gursey Institute. Teoman Turgut is an assistant professor of physics at Bogazici University. Yavuz Nutku is a senior researcher at Feza Gursey Institute. Cihan Saclioglu is a professor of physics at Bogazici University and a member of the Feza Gursey Institute. Teoman Turgut is an assistant professor of physics at Bogazici University. Yavuz Nutku is a senior researcher at Feza Gursey Institute. Cihan Saclioglu is a professor of physics at Bogazici University and a member of the Feza Gursey Institute. Teoman Turgut is an assistant professor of physics at Bogazici University.


Book Information
ISBN 9780813342146
Author Yavuz Nutku
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Westview Press Inc
Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
Weight(grams) 453g