Basic Concepts of String Theory (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics) by Ralph Blumenhagen
English | 4 Oct. 2012 | ISBN: 3642294960 | 796 Pages | PDF | 5.18 MB
English | 4 Oct. 2012 | ISBN: 3642294960 | 796 Pages | PDF | 5.18 MB
The purpose of this book is to thoroughly prepare the reader for research in string theory at an intermediate level. As such it is not a compendium of results but intended as textbook in the sense that most of the material is organized in a pedagogical and self-contained fashion.
Beyond the basics, a number of more advanced topics are introduced, such as conformal field theory, superstrings and string dualities - the text does not cover applications to black hole physics and cosmology, nor strings theory at finite temperatures.
End-of-chapter references have been added to guide the reader wishing to pursue further studies or to start research in well-defined topics covered by this book.