Geometric Quantization

by N.M.J. Woodhouse

Book Overview

The geometric approach to quantization was introduced by Konstant and Souriau more than 20 years ago. It has given valuable and lasting insights into the relationship between classical and quantum systems, and continues to be a popular research topic. The ideas have proved useful in pure mathematics, notably in representation theory, as well as in theoretical physics. The most recent applications have been in conformal field theory and in the Jones-Witten...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198502702
• ISBN13: 9780198502708
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"