By Alberto S. Cattaneo,Anthony Giaquinto,Ping Xu

This booklet is headquartered round greater algebraic constructions stemming from the paintings of Murray Gerstenhaber and Jim Stasheff which are now ubiquitous in quite a few components of arithmetic— reminiscent of algebra, algebraic topology, differential geometry, algebraic geometry, mathematical physics— and in theoretical physics reminiscent of quantum box idea and string thought. those better algebraic constructions supply a typical language crucial within the research of deformation quantization, concept of algebroids and groupoids, symplectic box conception, and lots more and plenty extra. every one contribution during this quantity expands at the principles of Gerstenhaber and Stasheff. the quantity is meant for post-graduate scholars, mathematical and theoretical physicists, and mathematicians drawn to better structures.

Show description

Read or Download Higher Structures in Geometry and Physics: In Honor of Murray Gerstenhaber and Jim Stasheff: 287 (Progress in Mathematics) PDF

Similar group theory books

Groupoids, Inverse Semigroups, and their Operator Algebras (Progress in Mathematics)

In recent times, it has turn into more and more transparent that there are very important connections touching on 3 thoughts -- groupoids, inverse semigroups, and operator algebras. there was loads of development during this quarter over the past 20 years, and this publication provides a cautious, updated and fairly broad account of the subject material.

Asymptotic Geometric Analysis: Proceedings of the Fall 2010 Fields Institute Thematic Program: 68 (Fields Institute Communications)

Asymptotic Geometric research is anxious with the geometric and linear homes of finite dimensional items, normed areas, and convex our bodies, particularly with the asymptotics in their quite a few quantitative parameters because the measurement has a tendency to infinity. The deep geometric, probabilistic, and combinatorial equipment constructed listed here are used open air the sphere in lots of parts of arithmetic and mathematical sciences.

The food of the Alpha and Beta 1: Mathematics is your food

The publication “Mathematics is your meals” is all approximately creating a easy basic subject your power and effort to extend your wisdom in the meanwhile learning arithmetic. The e-book is a robust selective e-book intended to inculcate arithmetic wisdom into you and improve the tutorial lifetime of a pupil.

Alternative Pseudodifferential Analysis: With an Application to Modular Forms (Lecture Notes in Mathematics)

This quantity introduces a completely new pseudodifferential research at the line, the competition of which to the standard (Weyl-type) research might be acknowledged to mirror that, in illustration conception, among the representations from the discrete and from the (full, non-unitary) sequence, or that among modular varieties of the holomorphic and alternative for the standard Moyal-type brackets.

Extra resources for Higher Structures in Geometry and Physics: In Honor of Murray Gerstenhaber and Jim Stasheff: 287 (Progress in Mathematics)

Example text

Download PDF sample

Rated 4.65 of 5 – based on 5 votes