Integrable Models and Strings: Proceedings of the 3rd Baltic Rim Student Seminar Held at Helsinki, Finland, 13-17 September 1993 (Lecture Notes in Physics)

This is a collection of papers on a variety of topics of current interest in mathematical physics: integrable systems, quantum groups, topological quantum theory, string theory. Some of the contributions are lengthy reviews of lasting value on subjects like symplectic geometry of the Chern-Simons theory or on mirror symmetry. The book addresses graduate students as well as researchers in mathematical physics. This volume addresses a variety of topics of current interest in mathematical physics, including integrable systems, quantum groups, topological quantum theory and string theory. There are also reviews of mirror symmetry and the symplectic geometry of the Chern-Simons Theory.