A Gentle Introduction to Homological Mirror Symmetry
Author:   Raf Bocklandt (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108728751


Pages:   400
Publication Date:   19 August 2021
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Raf Bocklandt (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.628kg
ISBN:  

9781108728751


ISBN 10:   1108728758
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   19 August 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I. To A∞ and Beyond: 1. Categories; 2. Cohomology; 3. Higher products; 4. Quivers; Part II. A Glance through the Mirror: 5. Motivation from physics; 6. The A-side; 7. The B-side; 8. Mirror symmetry; Part III. Reflections on Surfaces: 9. Gluing; 10. Grading; 11. Stabilizing; 12. Deforming; References; Index.

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'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, 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, zbMATH


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Raf Bocklandt is Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Amsterdam.

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