A Gentle Introduction to Homological Mirror Symmetry
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication date:
- 20 August 2021
- 19 August 2021
- ISBN:
- 9781108692458
- 9781108483506
- 9781108728751
- Dimensions:
- (228 x 152 mm)
- Weight & Pages:
- 0.764kg, 404 Pages
- Dimensions:
- (228 x 152 mm)
- Weight & Pages:
- 0.628kg, 404 Pages
- Series:
- London Mathematical Society Student Texts (99)
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Book description
Homological mirror symmetry has its origins in theoretical physics but is now of great interest in mathematics due to the deep connections it reveals between different areas of geometry and algebra. This book offers a self-contained and accessible introduction to the subject via the representation theory of algebras and quivers. It is suitable for graduate students and others without a great deal of background in homological algebra and modern geometry. Each part offers a different perspective on homological mirror symmetry. Part I introduces the A-infinity formalism and offers a glimpse of mirror symmetry using representations of quivers. Part II discusses various A- and B-models in mirror symmetry and their connections through toric and tropical geometry. Part III deals with mirror symmetry for Riemann surfaces. The main mathematical ideas are illustrated by means of simple examples coming mainly from the theory of surfaces, helping the reader connect theory with intuition.
Reviews
'Each chapter concludes with a few exercises, and great care has been taken to use notation and terminology in a consistent way. That must have taken considerable effort and it greatly increases the value of the book because there are many examples in mirror symmetry of different writers using the same words to mean different, often subtly different, things.'
G. K. Sankaran Source: MathSciNet
‘The book under review provides an introduction to homological mirror symmetry which is accessible to graduate students in mathematics. In particular, it includes a great amount of background material, and motivational sections. Among the reason it is so approachable is the style …’
Hulya Arguz Source: zbMATH
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