Differential geometry and mathematical physics. Fibre bundles, topology and gauge fields / Part II, (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Fibre bundles, topology and gauge fields
• Further Information: Note: Gerd Rudolph, Matthias Schmidt.
• Authors: Rudolph, Gerd; (Physicist), Schmidt, Matthias
• Contents: Fibre bundles and connections -- Linear connections and Riemannian geometry -- Homotopy theory of principal fibre bundles. Classification -- Cohomology theory of fibre bundles. Characteristic classes -- Clifford algebras, spin structures and Dirac operators -- The Yang-Mills equation -- Matter fields and model building -- The gauge orbit space -- Elements of quantum gauge theory -- A Field restriction and field extension -- B The Conformal Group of the 4-sphere -- C Simple Lie algebras. Root diagrams -- D z -function regularization -- E K-theory and index bundles -- F Determinant line bundles -- G Eilenberg-MacLane spaces -- References. Index.
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht, the Netherlands : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 530.15; Physics; Geometry, Differential; Mathematical physics; Gauge fields (Physics); Fiber bundles (Mathematics); Topology; SCIENCE -- Energy; SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General; SCIENCE -- Physics -- General; SCIENCE -- Physics -- Mathematical & Computational; MATHEMATICS -- Geometry -- Differential; Fiber bundles (Mathematics); Gauge fields (Physics); Geometry, Differential; Mathematical physics; Topology; Mathematics -- Geometry -- Differential; Science -- Mathematical Physics; Mathematics -- Geometry -- Algebraic; Mathematics -- Topology; Science -- Nuclear Physics; Differential & Riemannian geometry; Mathematical physics; Algebraic geometry; Algebraic topology; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory); Global differential geometry; Geometry, algebraic; Algebraic topology; Quantum theory; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789402409598; 9402409599
• Related ISBNs: 9789402409581; 9402409580
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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