<p><P>The present book is the first of its kind in dealing with topological quantum field theories and their applications to topological aspects of four manifolds. It is not only unique for this reason but also because it contains sufficient introductory material that it can be read by mathematician
Topological Quantum Field Theory and Four Manifolds
โ Scribed by Jose Labastida, Marcos Marino (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 234
- Series
- Mathematical Physics Studies 25
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Subjects
Mathematical and Computational Physics; Topology; Differential Geometry
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