Applied Conformal Field Theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2008-02-06 v1
Abstract
These lectures consisted of an elementary introduction to conformal field theory, with some applications to statistical mechanical systems, and fewer to string theory. Contents: 1. Conformal theories in d dimensions 2. Conformal theories in 2 dimensions 3. The central charge and the Virasoro algebra 4. Kac determinant and unitarity 5. Identication of m = 3 with the critical Ising model 6. Free bosons and fermions 7. Free fermions on a torus 8. Free bosons on a torus 9. Affine Kac-Moody algebras and coset constructions 10. Advanced applications
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9108028,
title = {Applied Conformal Field Theory},
author = {Paul Ginsparg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9108028},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
Lectures given at Les Houches summer session, Jun 28 -- Aug 5, 1988