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The Decomposition of Global Conformal Invariants (AM-182)
Spyros Alexakis
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Hardback. Addresses a basic question in differential geometry that was first considered by physicists Stanley Deser and Adam Schwimmer in 1993 in their study of conformal anomalies. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 799.
This book addresses a basic question in differential geometry that was first considered by physicists Stanley Deser and Adam Schwimmer in 1993 in their study of conformal anomalies. The question concerns conformally invariant functionals on the space of Riemannian metrics over a given manifold. These functionals act on a metric by first constructing a Riemannian scalar out of it, and then integrating this scalar over the manifold. Suppose this integral remains invariant under conformal re-scalings of the underlying metric. What information can one then deduce about the Riemannian scalar? Deser and Schwimmer asserted that the Riemannian scalar must be a ... Read more
This book addresses a basic question in differential geometry that was first considered by physicists Stanley Deser and Adam Schwimmer in 1993 in their study of conformal anomalies. The question concerns conformally invariant functionals on the space of Riemannian metrics over a given manifold. These functionals act on a metric by first constructing a Riemannian scalar out of it, and then integrating this scalar over the manifold. Suppose this integral remains invariant under conformal re-scalings of the underlying metric. What information can one then deduce about the Riemannian scalar? Deser and Schwimmer asserted that the Riemannian scalar must be a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Series
Annals of Mathematics Studies
Number of Pages
568
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691153476
SKU
V9780691153476
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About Spyros Alexakis
Spyros Alexakis is assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Toronto.
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