Conformal field theory

🤖 Plain-English Summary

Filling an important gap in the literature, this comprehensive text develops conformal field theory from first principles. Intended primarily for graduate students and researchers in theoretical high-energy physics, mathematical physics, condensed matter theory, statistical physics, the book will also be of interest in other areas of theoretical physics and mathematics.

🔑 Key Findings

• The treatment is self-contained, pedagogical, and exhaustive, and includes a great deal of background material on quantum field theory, statistical mechanics, Lie algebras and affine Lie algebras.
• The many exercises, with a wide spectrum of difficulty and subjects, complement and in many cases extend the text.
• The text is thus not only an excellent tool for classroom teaching but also for individual study.

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