Two Dimensional Quantum Gravity and Random Surfaces - 8th Jerusalem Winter School for Theoretical Physics - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9810206437 ISBN 13: 9789810206437

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 1991

Synopsis

In the past few years there has been much study of random two dimensional surfaces. These provide simple models of string theories with a few degrees of freedom, as well as toy models of quantum gravity. They have possible applications to the statistical mechanics of phase boundaries and to the development of an effective string description of QCD.Recently, methods have been developed to treat these theories nonperturbatively, based on discrete triangulations of the surfaces that can be generated by simple matrix models. Exact solutions with a rich mathematical structure have emerged. All these matters are discussed fully in this book.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9810206437
• ISBN 13: 9789810206437
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Gross David J, Piran Tsvi, Weinberg Steven