Pre-Owned Lecture Notes in Physics: Introduction to Conformal Field Theory: With Applications to String Theory (Hardcover)

<p>Based on class-tested notes, this text offers an introduction to Conformal Field Theory with a special emphasis on computational techniques of relevance for String Theory. It introduces Conformal Field Theory at a basic level, Kac-Moody algebras, one-loop partition functions, Superconformal Field Theories, Gepner Models and Boundary Conformal Field Theory.</p> <p>Eventually, the concept of orientifold constructions is explained in detail for the example of the bosonic string.</p> <p>In providing many detailed CFT calculations, this book is ideal for students and scientists intending to become acquainted with CFT techniques relevant for string theory but also for students and non-specialists from related fields. </p>