Vertex Operators in Mathematics and Physics: Proceedings of a Conference November 10-17, 1983

by Stanley Mandelstam and James Lepowsky

James Lepowsky t The search for symmetry in nature has for a long time provided representation theory with perhaps its chief motivation. According to the standard approach of Lie theory, one looks for infinitesimal symmetry -- Lie algebras of operators or concrete realizations of abstract Lie algebras. A central theme in this volume is the construction of affine Lie algebras using formal differential operators called vertex operators, which originally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461395526
• ISBN13: 9781461395522
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"