Aimed at graduate students in physics and mathematics, this book provides an introduction to recent developments in several active topics at the interface between algebra, geometry, topology and quantum field theory. The first part of the book begins with an account of important results in geometric topology. It investigates the differential equation aspects of quantum cohomology, before moving on to noncommutative geometry. This is followed by a further exploration of quantum field theory and gauge theory, describing AdS/CFT correspondence, and the functional renormalization group approach...

Based on lectures held at the 7th Villa de Leyva summer school, this book presents an introduction to topics of current interest in the interface of geometry, topology and physics. It is aimed at graduate students in physics or mathematics with interests in geometric, algebraic as well as topological methods and their applications to quantum field theory. This volume contains the written notes corresponding to lectures written by experts in the field. They cover current topics of research in a way that is suitable for graduate students of mathematics or physics interested in the recent...

Based on lectures held at the 8th edition of the series of summer schools held in Villa de Leyva since 1999, this book presents an introduction to topics of current interest at the interface of geometry, topology and physics. It is aimed at graduate students and researchers in physics or mathematics with interests in geometric, algebraic as well as topological methods and their applications to quantum field theory.