String Theory

By:

Joseph Polchinski

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Hardback

Series:

Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics

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Available for the first time in paperback, String Theory comprises two volumes which give an up-to-date, comprehensive and pedagogic account of the subject. Volume 1 provides a thorough introduction to the bosonic string. The first four chapters introduce the central ideas of string theory, the tools of conformal field theory and of the Polyakov path integral, and the covariant quantization of the string. The next three chapters treat string interactions: the general formalism, and detailed treatments of the tree level and one loop amplitudes. Chapter eight covers toroidal compactification and many important aspects of string physics, such as T-duality and D-branes. Chapter nine treats higher-order amplitudes, including an analysis of their finiteness and unitarity, and various nonperturbative ideas. An appendix giving a short course on path integral methods is included. This is an essential text and reference for graduate students and researchers interested in modern superstring theory.

Release date Australia

October 13th, 1998

Author

Joseph Polchinski

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises; 51 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

424

Series

Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics

Dimensions

179x253x28

ISBN-13

9780521633031

Product ID

2011786

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