| Lectures on String Theory 1989 Edition Contributor(s): Lüst, Dieter (Author), Theisen, Stefan (Author) |
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ISBN: 3662137437 ISBN-13: 9783662137437 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Nuclear - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational - Computers | Information Technology |
| Dewey: 530.1 |
| Series: Lecture Notes in Physics |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 7" W x 10" (1.37 lbs) 348 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a self-contained introduction to string theory, at present one of the most exciting and fastest-growing areas in theoretical high-energy physics. Pedagogical in character, it introduces modern techniques and concepts, such as conformal and superconformal field theory, Kac-Moody algebras, etc., stressing their relevance and application to string theory rather than the formal aspects. The reader is led from a basic discussion of the classical bosonic string to the construction of four-dimensional heterotic string models, an area of current research. The so-called covariant lattice construction is discussed in detail. Being conceptually very simple, the book serves to exemplify the relevant features of other methods of arriving at four-dimensional string theories. It is also shown how one derives a low-energy field theory from string theory, thereby making contact with conventional point-particle physics. |