Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 402 Seiten)
ISBN:
9781316678664
Series Statement:
New mathematical monographs 41
Content:
Factorization algebras are local-to-global objects that play a role in classical and quantum field theory that is similar to the role of sheaves in geometry: they conveniently organize complicated information. Their local structure encompasses examples like associative and vertex algebras; in these examples, their global structure encompasses Hochschild homology and conformal blocks. In this second volume, the authors show how factorization algebras arise from interacting field theories, both classical and quantum, and how they encode essential information such as operator product expansions, Noether currents, and anomalies. Along with a systematic reworking of the Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism via derived geometry and factorization algebras, this book offers concrete examples from physics, ranging from angular momentum and Virasoro symmetries to a five-dimensional gauge theory.
In:
volume 2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107163157
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781107163157
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Costello, Kevin, 1977 - Factorization algebras in quantum field theory ; Volume 2 Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2021 ISBN 9781107163157
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/9781316678664
