Theoretical Physics at the End of the Twentieth Century: Lecture Notes of the Crm Summer School, Banff, AlbertaPaperback, 3 December 2010

Based on courses given at the CRM Banff summer school in 1999, this volume provides a snapshot of topics engaging theoretical physicists is at the end of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty -first. Young physicists will find in these chapters pedagogical introductions to subjects currently active in theoretical physics, and more seasoned physicists will find a chance to share the excitement of fields outside their immediate research interests.