Topology, C*-algebras, and string duality / Jonathan Rosenberg.
| Author/creator | Rosenberg, Jonathan M., 1951- |
| Other author | Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences. |
| Other author | NSF-CBMS Regional Conference in the Mathematical Sciences on Topology, C*-Algebras, and String Duality (2009 : Texas Christian University) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Providence, R.I. : Published for the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences by the American Mathematical Society, |
| Description | viii, 110 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from CBMS Regional Conference Series in Mathematics - Backfile |
| Subjects |
| Series | CBMS regional conference series in mathematics ; no. 111 Regional conference series in mathematics ; no. 111. ^A58601 |
| Contents | Introduction and motivation -- K-theory and its relevance to physics -- A few basics of C*-algebras and crossed products -- Continuous-trace algebras and twisted K-theory -- More on crossed products and their K-theory -- The topology of T-duality and the Bunke-Schick construction -- T-duality via crossed products -- Higher-dimensional T-duality via topological methods -- Higher-dimensional T-duality via C*-algebraic methods -- Advanced topics and open problems. |
| General note | "NSF-CBMS Regional Conference in the Mathematical Sciences on Topology, C*-Algebras, and String Duality held at Texas Christian University, Forth Worth, Texas, May 18-22, 2009"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009032465 |
| ISBN | 9780821849224 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0821849220 (alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |