01738cam a2200217 a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005802800770007604200080015308200200016108400230018110000240020424500640022826000530029230000350034552009900038065000180137065000350138870000260142385600710144920210803112244.0120202s2012    nyua          000 0 eng    a9780521194013  aBrijwasi Book DistributorsbLaxmi Nagar,New DelhicBW/005817d01/06/2020  apcc00a530.142 FRE223  aSCI0400002bisacsh1 aFreedman, Daniel Z.10aSupergravity /cDaniel Z. Freedman and Antoine Van Proeyen.  aNew York :bCambridge University Press,c©2012.  axvii, 607 p. :bill. ;c26 cm.  a"Supergravity, together with string theory, is one of the most significant developments in theoretical physics. Although there are many books on string theory, this is the first-ever authoritative and systematic account of supergravity. Written by two of the most respected workers in the field, it provides a solid introduction to the fundamentals of supergravity. It starts by reviewing aspects of relativistic field theory in Minkowski spacetime. After introducing the relevant ingredients of differential geometry and gravity, some basic supergravity theories (D=4 and D=11) and the main gauge theory tools are explained. In the second half of the book, complex geometry and N=1 and N=2 supergravity theories are covered. Classical solutions and a chapter on AdS/CFT complete the book. Numerous exercises and examples make it ideal for Ph.D. students and with applications to model building, cosmology and solutions of supergravity theories, it is also invaluable to researchers"-- 0aSupergravity. 7aSCIENCE / Mathematical Physics1 aVan Proeyen, Antoine.42uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/94013/cover/9780521194013.jpg