Conformal invariants (conformally invariant tensors, conformally covariant differential operators, conformal holonomy groups etc.) are of central significance in differential geometry and physics. Well-known examples of such operators are the Yamabe-, the Paneitz-, the Dirac- and the twistor operator. The aim of the seminar was to present the basic ideas and some of the recent developments around Q-curvature and conformal holonomy. The part on Q-curvature discusses its origin, its relevance in geometry, spectral theory and physics. Here the influence of ideas which have their origin in the AdS/CFT-correspondence becomes visible.
The part on conformal holonomy describes recent classification results, its relation to Einstein metrics and to conformal Killing spinors, and related special geometries.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9783764399085
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-3-7643-9908-5
- Verlag: Springer
- Erscheinungstermin: 14.01.2010
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage. 2010
- Serie: Oberwolfach Seminars
- Produktform: Kartoniert
- Gewicht: 289 g
- Seiten: 152
- Format (B x H x T): 170 x 239 x 10 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt