Applied Conformal Field Theory
Abstract
Description
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
Lectures given at Les Houches summer session, Jun 28 -- Aug 5, 1988
Lectures given at Les Houches summer session, Jun 28 -- Aug 5, 1988