Introduction to Strings and Branes
by Peter West
Format: Hardcover
ISBN13: 9780521817479
Hardcover|9780521817479
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Supersymmetry, strings and branes are believed to be the essential ingredients in a single unified consistent theory of physics. This book gives a detailed, step-by-step introduction to the theoretical foundations required for research in strings and branes. After a study of the different formulations of the bosonic and supersymmetric point particles, the classical and quantum bosonic and supersymmetric string theories are presented. This book includes accounts of brane dynamics and D-branes and the T, S and U duality symmetries of string theory. The historical derivation of string theory is given as well as the sum over the world-sheet approach to the interacting string. More advanced topics include string field theory and Kac-Moody symmetries. The book contains pedagogical accounts of conformal quantum field theory, supergravity theories, Clifford algebras and spinors, and Lie algebras. It is essential reading for graduate students and researchers wanting to learn strings and branes.
| ISBN-13 | 9780521817479 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0521817471 |
| Weight | 3.42 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.90 x 1.40 x 9.80 In |
| List Price | $103.00 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 722 pages |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Published On | 2012-07-05 |
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