Dualities in Gauge and String Theories: Proceedings of Apctp Winter School, Sorak Mountain Resort, Korea, 17-28 February 1997 (High Energy Physics Conference Proceedin)

An analysis of dualities in gauge and string theories. It is divided into two parts, the first containing lectures and the second containing seminars from the APCTO Winter School in Korea. Subjects addressed include intersecting branes and cohomological Yang-Mills theory in eight dimensions. Contents: Lectures:Supermembranes: An Introduction (M J Duff)An Introduction to p-Branes (K S Stelle)Notes on Matrix Strings and Fivebranes (H Verlinde et al.)Intersecting Branes (J P Gauntlett)BPS Bound States, Supermembranes, and T-Duality in M Theory (J G Russo)D=6, N=1 String Vacua and Duality (L E Ibáñez & A M Uranga)Flat Symplectic Bundles of N-Extended Supergravities, Central Charges and Black-Hole Entropy (S Ferrara et al.)Black Hole Thermodynamics and String Theory (S R Das)Seminars:One-Instanton Calculations in N=2 Supersymmetric Gauge Theories (K Ito)Field Theory on Coadjoint Orbit and Self-Dual Chern-Simons Solitons (P Oh)Cohomological Yang-Mills Theory in Eight Dimensions (H Kanno et al.)Charged BTZ Black Hole as a Global Vortex in Anti-de Sitter Space–Time: A Bridge by Duality (Y Kim et al.)Tensionless Gravitational String in D=6, N=1 Heterotic String Vacua (N Kim et al.)Quantum Ergoregion Instability (G Kang)Readership: High energy physicists.Key Features:Presents the first quantitative model for performance-based post-production service contracts resulting in optimal investment and pricing strategiesDeepens understanding of new service diffusion and patterns of customer migration from a legacy service to a new technological substituteHighlights models that provide accurate projections of service demand and ensure efficient targeted marketing campaigns Supermembranes: an introduction / M.J. Duff -- An introduction to p-branes / K.S. Stelle -- Notes on matrix strings and fivebranes / R. Dijkgraaf, E. Verlinde and H. Verlinde -- Intersecting branes / J.P. Gauntlett -- BPS bound states, supermembranes, and T-duality in M theory / J.G. Russo -- D = 6, N = 1 string vacua and duality / L.E. Ibanez and A.M. Uranga -- Flat symplectic bundles of N-extended supergravities, central charges and black-hole entropy / L. Andrianopoli, R. D'Auria and S. Ferrara -- Black hole thermodynamics and string theory / S.R. Das -- One-instanton calculations in N = 2 supersymmetric gauge theories / K. Ito -- Field theory on coadjoint orbit and self-dual Chern-Simons solitons / P. Oh -- Cohomological Yang-Mills theory in eight dimensions / L. Baulieu, H. Kanno and I.M. Singer -- Charged BTZ black hole as a global vortex in anti-de Sitter spacetime: a bridge by duality / N. Kim, Y. Kim and K. Kimm -- Tensionless gravitational string in D = 6, N = 1 heterotic string vacua / N. Kim [und weitere] -- Quantum ergoregion instability / G. Kang