String Theory, Volume II

Superstring Theory and Beyond

Joseph Polchinski

532 pages, parution le 07/12/2005

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Available for the first time in paperback String Theory comprises two volumes which provide an up-to-date, comprehensive and pedagogic account of the subject. Volume 2 begins with an introduction to supersymmetric string theories and presents the important advances of recent years. The first three chapters introduce the type I, type II, and heterototic superstring theories and their interactions. The next two chapters present important recent discoveries about strongly coupled strings, beginning with a detailed treatment of D-branes and their dynamics, and covering string duality, M-theory, and black hole entropy. The final chapters are concerned with four-dimensional string theories, showing how some of the simplest string models connect with previous ideas for unifying the Standard Model. They collect many important results on world-sheet and spacetime symmetries. An appendix summarizes the necessary background on fermions and supersymmetry. An essential text and reference for graduate students and researchers interested in modern superstring theory.

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L'auteur - Joseph Polchinski

Joseph Polchinski : University of California, Santa Barbara

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Type I and type II superstrings
The heterototic string
Superstring interactions
D-branes
Strings at strong coupling
Advanced conformal field theory
Orbifolds
Calabi-Yau compactification
Spacetime physics
Advanced topics
Appendix : Spinors and SUSY in various dimensions

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Joseph Polchinski
Parution	07/12/2005
Nb. de pages	532
Format	15,5 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	930g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521672283
ISBN13	978-0-521-67228-3