Vertex Operator Algebras and the Monster
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Author | : Igor Frenkel |
Publisher | : Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 563 |
Release | : 1989-05-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780080874548 |
ISBN-13 | : 0080874541 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Vertex Operator Algebras and the Monster by : Igor Frenkel
Book excerpt: This work is motivated by and develops connections between several branches of mathematics and physics--the theories of Lie algebras, finite groups and modular functions in mathematics, and string theory in physics. The first part of the book presents a new mathematical theory of vertex operator algebras, the algebraic counterpart of two-dimensional holomorphic conformal quantum field theory. The remaining part constructs the Monster finite simple group as the automorphism group of a very special vertex operator algebra, called the "moonshine module" because of its relevance to "monstrous moonshine."