Conformal field theory, boundary conditions and applications to string theory

C. Schweigert (1) , J. Fuchs , J. Walcher

1 LPTHE - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Hautes Energies

This is an introduction to two-dimensional conformal field theory and its applications in string theory. Modern concepts of conformal field theory are explained, and it is outlined how they are used in recent studies of D-branes in the strong curvature regime by means of CFT on surfaces with boundary.

Domaines: Géométrie algébrique [math.AG]; Algèbres quantiques [math.QA]; Physique des Hautes Energies - Théorie [hep-th]

C. Schweigert, J. Fuchs, J. Walcher. Conformal field theory, boundary conditions and applications to string theory. 2000. ⟨hal-00114935⟩