Title Geometry, Topology and Quantum Field Theory Author(s) Bandyopadhyay, P Publication Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2003. Description XI, 220 p. 1 illus : online resource Abstract Note This is a monograph on geometrical and topological features which arise in quantum field theory. It is well known that when a chiral fermion interacts with a gauge field we have chiral anomaly which corresponds to the fact that divergence of the axial vector current does not vanish. It is observed that this is related to certain topological features associated with the fermion and leads to the realization of the topological origin of fermion number as well as the Berry phase. The role of gauge fields in the quantization procedure has its implications in these topological features of a fermion and helps us to consider a massive fermion as a soliton (skyrrnion). In this formalism chiral anomaly is found to be responsible for mass generation. This has its relevance in electroweak theory where it is observed that weak interaction gauge bosons attain mass topologically. The geometrical feature of a skyrmion also helps us to realize the internal symmetry of hadrons from reflection group. Finally it has been shown that noncommutative geometry where the space time manifold is taken to be X = M x Zz has its relevance in the description of a massive 4 fermion as a skyrmion when the discrete space is considered as the internal space and the symmetry breaking leads to chiral anomaly. In chap. l preliminary mathematical formulations related to the spinor structure have been discussed. In chap ISBN,Price 9789401716970 Keyword(s) 1. DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY 2. EBOOK 3. EBOOK - SPRINGER 4. Elementary particles (Physics) 5. Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory 6. GLOBAL ANALYSIS (MATHEMATICS) 7. Global Analysis and Analysis on Manifolds 8. Heavy ions 9. Manifolds (Mathematics) 10. NUCLEAR PHYSICS 11. Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons 12. QUANTUM FIELD THEORY 13. QUANTUM PHYSICS Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I10559     On Shelf