Calabi-Yau Manifolds: A Bestiary For Physicists

From the author's preface: "New manifolds are being created every moment, joining the menagerie . . . Our task therefore becomes taxonomy in part, guiding the interested reader through the web of known Calabi-Yau manifolds and preparing the more adventurous reader for a voyage into the jungle with many more beasts to be discovered." The focus is on techniques and methods which will have long-lasting application. Acidic paper. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR