Download or read book Non-perturbative Methods in 2 Dimensional Quantum Field Theory written by Elcio Abdalla and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1991 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a survey of methods used in the study of two-dimensional models in quantum field theory as well as applications of these theories in physics. It covers the subject since the first model, studied in the fifties, up to modern developments in string theories, and includes exact solutions, non-perturbative methods of study, and nonlinear sigma models.