Quantization of Singular Symplectic Quotients

by N.P. Landsman, Markus Pflaum, Martin Schlichenmaier

Overview

This is the first exposition of the quantization theory of singular symplectic (Marsden-Weinstein) quotients and their applications to physics. The reader will acquire an introduction to the various techniques used in this area, as well as an overview of the latest research approaches. These involve classical differential and algebraic geometry, as well as operator algebras and noncommutative geometry. Thus one will be amply prepared to follow future developments in this field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783764366087
Publisher:	Birkhäuser Basel
Publication date:	10/16/2001
Series:	Progress in Mathematics , #198
Edition description:	2001
Pages:	355
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Some comments on the history, theory, and applicationsof symplectic reduction.- Homology of complete symbols and non-commutative geometry.- Cohomology of the Mumford quotient.- Poisson sigma models and symplectic groupoids.- Pseudo-differential operators and deformation quantization.- Singularities and Poisson geometry of certainrepresentation spaces.- Quantized reduction as a tensor product.- Analysis of geometric operator on open manifolds: a groupoid approach.- Smooth structures on stratified spaces.- Singular projective varieties and quantization.- Poisson structure and quantization of Chern-Simons theory.- Combinatorial quantization of Euclidean gravityin three dimensions.- The Yang—Mills measure and symplectic structureover spaces of connections.