Lectures on String Theory
Springer (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 8. November 1989
Book
Hardback
VII, 348 pages
978-3-540-51882-2 (ISBN)
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 24.2 cm
Width: 17 cm
Weight
710 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-51882-2 (9783540518822)
DOI
10.1007/BFb0113507
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Content
The classical bosonic string.- The quantized bosonic string.- to conformal field theory.- Reparametrization ghosts and BRST quantization.- Global aspects of string perturbation theory and riemann surfaces.- The classical closed fermionic string.- The quantized closed fermionic string.- Spin structures and superstring partition function.- Toroidal compactification of the closed bosonic string - 10-dimensional heterotic string.- Conformal field theory II: Lattices and Kac-Moody algebras.- Conformal field theory III: Superconformal field theory.- Bosonization of the fermionic string - Covariant lattices.- Heterotic strings in ten and four dimensions.- Low energy field theory.