An Invitation to Quantum Cohomology: Kontsevich's Formula for Rational Plane Curves

by Joachim Kock and Israel Vainsencher

This elementary introduction to stable maps and quantum cohomology presents the problem of counting rational plane curves; the viewpoint is mostly that of enumerative geometry. Emphasis is given throughout the exposition to examples, heuristic discussions, and simple applications of the basic tools to best convey the intuition behind the subject. The book demystifies these new quantum techniques by showing how they fit into classical algebraic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817644563
• ISBN13: 9780817644567
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"