Lectures on String Theory: 346 - Brossura

Lüst, Dieter; Theisen, Stefan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 3662137437 ISBN 13: 9783662137437

Casa editrice: Springer, 2014

Riassunto

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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Contenuti

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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3662137437
• ISBN 13: 9783662137437
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 360
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