| Strings, Conformal Fields, and M-Theory Contributor(s): Kaku, Michio (Author) |
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ISBN: 0387988920 ISBN-13: 9780387988924 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $123.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1999 Annotation: String theory, once hailed as a potential "theory of everything", continues to progress at an astonishing rate. This expanded and updated edition conveys the vitality of the current research and places readers at its forefront. 48 illus. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Quantum Theory |
| Dewey: 530.14 |
| LCCN: 99-16033 |
| Series: Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics |
| Physical Information: 1.18" H x 6.46" W x 9.59" (2.00 lbs) 531 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: String theory continues to progress at an astonishing rate, and this book brings the reader up to date with the latest developments and the most active areas of research in the field. Building on the foundations laid in his Introduction to Superstrings and M Theory, Professor Kaku discusses such topics as the classification of conformal string theories, knot theory, the Yang-Baxter relation, quantum groups, and the insights into 11-dimensional strings recently obtained from M-theory. New chapters discuss such topics as Seiberg- Witten theory, M theory and duality., and D-branes. Several chapters review the fundamentals of string theory, making the presentation of the material self-contained while keeping overlap with the earlier book to a minimum. This book conveys the vitality of the current research and places readers at its forefront. |