Ebook: Theoretical Physics at the End of the Twentieth Century: Lecture Notes of the CRM Summer School, Banff, Alberta

The Centre de recherches matMmatiques (CRM) was created in 1968 by the Universite de Montreal to promote research in the mathematical sciences. It is now a national institute that hosts several groups and holds special theme years, summer schools, workshops, and a postdoctoral program. The focus of its scientific activities ranges from pure to applied mathematics and includes statistics, theoretical computer science, mathematical methods in biology and life sciences, and mathematical and theoretical physics. The CRM also promotes collaboration between mathematicians and industry. It is subsidized by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Fonds FCAR of the Province de Quebec, and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and has private endowments. Current ac­ tivities, fellowships, and annual reports can be found on the CRM Web page at www.CRM.UMontreal.CA. The CRM Series in Mathematical Physics includes monographs, lecture notes, and proceedings based on research pursued and events held at the Centre de recherches matMmatiques.

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This volume provides a snapshot of topics engaging theoretical physicists at the end of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first. Based on seven of the courses given at the 1999 CRM Summer School in Banff, the chapters provide timely, diverse and exciting views of their fields.
The contributions include:
- Supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory and integrable systems (E. D'Hoker and D.H. Phong)
- Branes, black holes and anti-De Sitter space (M.J. Duff)
- Turbulence (K. Gawedzki)
- Bose--Einstein condensation and coherent matter waves (A. Griffin)
- Deformed Virasoro and elliptic algebras (S. Odake)
- Mesoscopic physics (B. Simons, A. Atland)
- QCD in extreme conditions (F. Wilczek)
Young physicists will find in these chapters pedagogical introductions to subjects currently active in theoretical physics, and more seasoned physicists will find a chance to share the excitement of fields outside their immediate research interests.

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This volume provides a snapshot of topics engaging theoretical physicists at the end of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first. Based on seven of the courses given at the 1999 CRM Summer School in Banff, the chapters provide timely, diverse and exciting views of their fields.
The contributions include:
- Supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory and integrable systems (E. D'Hoker and D.H. Phong)
- Branes, black holes and anti-De Sitter space (M.J. Duff)
- Turbulence (K. Gawedzki)
- Bose--Einstein condensation and coherent matter waves (A. Griffin)
- Deformed Virasoro and elliptic algebras (S. Odake)
- Mesoscopic physics (B. Simons, A. Atland)
- QCD in extreme conditions (F. Wilczek)
Young physicists will find in these chapters pedagogical introductions to subjects currently active in theoretical physics, and more seasoned physicists will find a chance to share the excitement of fields outside their immediate research interests.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Lectures on Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theory and Integrable Systems....Pages 1-125
Lectures on Branes, Black Holes, and Anti-de Sitter Space....Pages 127-243
Easy Turbulence....Pages 245-275
BEC and the New World of Coherent Matter Waves....Pages 277-305
Beyond CFT: Deformed Virasoro and Elliptic Algebras....Pages 307-449
Mesoscopic Physics....Pages 451-566
QCD In Extreme Conditions....Pages 567-636

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This volume provides a snapshot of topics engaging theoretical physicists at the end of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first. Based on seven of the courses given at the 1999 CRM Summer School in Banff, the chapters provide timely, diverse and exciting views of their fields.
The contributions include:
- Supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory and integrable systems (E. D'Hoker and D.H. Phong)
- Branes, black holes and anti-De Sitter space (M.J. Duff)
- Turbulence (K. Gawedzki)
- Bose--Einstein condensation and coherent matter waves (A. Griffin)
- Deformed Virasoro and elliptic algebras (S. Odake)
- Mesoscopic physics (B. Simons, A. Atland)
- QCD in extreme conditions (F. Wilczek)
Young physicists will find in these chapters pedagogical introductions to subjects currently active in theoretical physics, and more seasoned physicists will find a chance to share the excitement of fields outside their immediate research interests.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Lectures on Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theory and Integrable Systems....Pages 1-125
Lectures on Branes, Black Holes, and Anti-de Sitter Space....Pages 127-243
Easy Turbulence....Pages 245-275
BEC and the New World of Coherent Matter Waves....Pages 277-305
Beyond CFT: Deformed Virasoro and Elliptic Algebras....Pages 307-449
Mesoscopic Physics....Pages 451-566
QCD In Extreme Conditions....Pages 567-636
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