Mathematical Physics 2000

by Athanassios Fokas, Alexander Grigoryan, Tom Kibble, Boguslaw Zegarlinski

Overview

Mathematical physics has made enormous strides over the past few decades, with the emergence of many new disciplines and with revolutionary advances in old disciplines. One of the especially interesting features is the link between developments in mathematical physics and in pure mathematics. Many of the exciting advances in mathematics owe their origin to mathematical physics — superstring theory, for example, has led to remarkable progress in geometry — while very pure mathematics, such as number theory, has found unexpected applications.The beginning of a new millennium is an appropriate time to survey the present state of the field and look forward to likely advances in the future. In this book, leading experts give personal views on their subjects and on the wider field of mathematical physics. The topics covered range widely over the whole field, from quantum field theory to turbulence, from the classical three-body problem to non-equilibrium statistical mechanics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781860942303
Publisher:	Imperial College Press
Publication date:	05/08/2000
Edition description:	2000 ed.
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.87(w) x 10.12(h) x 0.88(d)

Editorial Reviews

Despite cynics who assert that mathematical physics is neither math nor physics, many exciting advances in mathematics owe their origin to mathematical physics; e.g. superstring theory has led to breakthroughs in geometry. In this millennial look back and forward at the dynamic field of mathematical physics, leading contributors to 17 articles provide a sampling of the diversity of the discipline and share their personal views on what the modern field should be, questions in quantum physics, and supersymmetry. Other topics include the "gentle revolution" of gauge theory, Schr<:o>dinger operators in the 21st century, and the classical three-body problem. The editors are at Imperial College. Lacks an index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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