A short introduction to string theory

Author(s)

• Mohaupt, Thomas

Bibliographic Information

A short introduction to string theory

Thomas Mohaupt

Cambridge University Press, 2022

• : hardback

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-262) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Suitable for graduate students in physics and mathematics, this book presents a concise and pedagogical introduction to string theory. It focuses on explaining the key concepts of string theory, such as bosonic strings, D-branes, supersymmetry and superstrings, and on clarifying the relationship between particles, fields and strings, without assuming an advanced background in particle theory or quantum field theory, making it widely accessible to interested readers from a range of backgrounds. Important ideas underpinning current research, such as partition functions, compactification, gauge symmetries and T-duality are analysed both from the world-sheet (conformal field theory) and the space-time (effective field theory) perspective. Ideal for either self-study or a one semester graduate course, A Short Introduction to String Theory is an essential resource for students studying string theory, containing examples and homework problems to develop understanding, with fully worked solutions available to instructors.

Table of Contents

• Dedication. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I. From Particles to Strings: 1. Classical relativistic point particles
• 2. Classical relativistic strings
• 3. Quantized relativistic particles and strings. Part II. The World-Sheet Perspective: 4. The free massless scalar field on the complex plane
• 5. Two-dimensional conformal field theories
• 6. Partition functions I
• Part III. The Space-Time Perspective: 7. Covariant quantization I
• 8. Intermezzo: Representations of the Poincare group
• 9. Covariant quantization II
• 10. Light-cone quantization
• 11. Partition functions II
• Part IV. Outlook: 12. Interactions
• 13. Dimensional reduction and T-duality
• 14. Fermions and supersymmetry
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C
• Appendix D
• Appendix E
• Appendix F
• Appendix G. References. Index.

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Details

• NCID: BC13249655
• ISBN:
  • 9781108481380
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 264 p.
• Size: 27 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 539.7258
  • DC23 : 539.7/258
  • LCC : QC794.6.S85
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : String models