Progress in String, Field and Particle Theory (Nato Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry)

Baulieu, L. (Editor) / Rabinovici, Eliezer (Editor) / Harvey, Jeff (Editor) / Pioline, Boris (Editor) / Windey, Paul (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1402013612 / ISBN 13: 9781402013614

Editore: Springer, 2003

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• Titolo: Progress in String, Field and Particle Theory (Nato Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry)
• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1402013612
• ISBN 13: 9781402013614
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: Brand New

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Riassunto

The main focus of this book is the recent progress in the very active areas of superstring theory, quantum gravity and the theory of elementary particles. It covers topical problems in such domains as duality between gravity and gauge interactions, string field theory, tachyon condensation, non-commutative field theory, string cosmology and string phenomenology. Some presentations give an elementary introduction to their subject, while others are geared to the specialist.

Contenuti

Preface. I: Lectures. The non-ADS / non-CFT correspondence, or three different paths to QCD; O. Aharony. Physics of low scale string models; I. Antoniadis. Supergravityversus topological gravity; L. Baulieu. The holographic principle; R. Bousso. Two talks on a tentative theory of large distance physics; D. Friedan. A toy model for the M5-brane; J. Harvey. D-branes on the conifiold and Nu = 1 gauge/gravity dualities; C.P. Herzog, et al. Defects, decay, and dissipated states; E.J. Martinec. String dynamics on PP-waves from Yang Mills theory; S. Minwalla. Seiberg Witten prepotential, higher Casimirs, and free fermions; N.A. Nekrasov. Aspects of string motion in time-dependent backgrounds; E. Rabinovici. On the geometry of higher-spin gauge fields; D. Francia, A. Sagnotti. Open string creation by S-branes; A. Strominger. Topics in gauge theory/string theory duality; E. Verlinde. Open string star algebra and rolling tachyons; B. Zwiebach. II: Gong Show. Appendix. List of speakers. List of participants.