Vertex operator algebras and the Monster
This work is motivated by and develops connections between several branches of mathematics and physics--the theories of Lie algebras, finite groups and modular functions in mathematics, and string theory in physics. The first part of the book presents a new mathematical theory of vertex operator alg...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Boston
Academic Press
1988, 1988
|
| Series: | Pure and applied mathematics
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | |
| Collection: | Elsevier eBook collection Mathematics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This work is motivated by and develops connections between several branches of mathematics and physics--the theories of Lie algebras, finite groups and modular functions in mathematics, and string theory in physics. The first part of the book presents a new mathematical theory of vertex operator algebras, the algebraic counterpart of two-dimensional holomorphic conformal quantum field theory. The remaining part constructs the Monster finite simple group as the automorphism group of a very special vertex operator algebra, called the "moonshine module" because of its relevance to "monstrous moonshine." |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | liii, 508 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780080874548 |