| A Primer on String Theory Contributor(s): Schomerus, Volker (Author) |
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ISBN: 131661283X ISBN-13: 9781316612835 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational - Science | Physics - Nuclear |
| Dewey: 539.725 |
| LCCN: 2016059629 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.93" W x 9.85" (1.15 lbs) 234 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since its conception in the 1960s, string theory has been hailed as one of the most promising routes we have to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity. This book provides a concise introduction to string theory explaining central concepts, mathematical tools and covering recent developments in physics including compactifications and gauge/string dualities. With string theory being a multidisciplinary field interfacing with high energy physics, mathematics and quantum field theory, this book is ideal for both students with no previous knowledge of the field and scholars from other disciplines who are looking for an introduction to basic concepts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schomerus, Volker: - Volker Schomerus holds a joint position as a Senior Researcher in the DESY Theory Group, and a Professor of Mathematical Physics at Universitat Hamburg. His work focuses on string theory at the interface to high energy physics, mathematics and statistical physics, for which he has received several distinctions, including the Guy-Lussac-Humboldt award in 2010. He is also co-author of the monograph Boundary Conformal Field Theory and the World-Sheet Approach to D-Branes (Cambridge, 2013). |