Superstring Theory 2 Volume Hardback Set
25th Anniversary Edition
Cambridge University Press
Published on 26. July 2012
Book
1092 pages
978-1-107-03031-2 (ISBN)
Description
Twenty-five years ago, Michael Green, John Schwarz, and Edward Witten wrote two volumes on string theory. Published during a period of rapid progress in this subject, these volumes were highly influential for a generation of students and researchers. Despite the immense progress that has been made in the field since then, the systematic exposition of the foundations of superstring theory presented in these volumes is just as relevant today as when first published. This two-volume set features a new Preface setting the work in context in light of recent advances. A self-contained introduction to superstrings, Volume 1 begins with an elementary treatment of the bosonic string, before describing the incorporation of additional degrees of freedom. Volume 2 is concerned with the evaluation of one-loop amplitudes, the study of anomalies and phenomenology. These books are invaluable for graduate students and researchers in general relativity and elementary particle theory, high energy physics and astrophysics, as well as mathematicians.
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'Both volumes of Superstring Theory are likely to remain standard reference works for years to come.' Paul K. Townsend, NatureMore details
Series
Edition
Anniversary edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
125 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 62 mm
Weight
1800 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-03031-2 (9781107030312)
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Persons
Michael B. Green is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. John H. Schwarz is the Harold Brown Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology. Edward Witten is the Charles Simonyi Professor of Mathematical Physics at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Author
University of Cambridge
California Institute of Technology
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey
Content
Volume 1: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Free bosonic strings; 3. Modern covariant quantization; 4. World-sheet supersymmetry in string theory; 5. Space-time supersymmetry in string theory; 6. Nonabelian gauge symmetry; 7. Tree amplitudes; Bibliography; Index; Volume 2: Preface; 8. One-loop diagrams in the bosonic string theory; 9. One-loop diagrams in superstring theory; 10. The gauge anomaly in type I superstring theory; 11. Functional methods in the light-cone gauge; 12. Some differential geometry; 13. Low-energy effective action; 14. Compactification of higher dimensions; 15. Some algebraic geometry; 16. Models of low-energy supersymmetry; Bibliography; Index.