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String theory is currently the best candidate for a unified theory of all forces and all forms of matter in nature. As such, it has become a focal point for physical and philosophical discussions. This unique book explores the history of the theory's early stages of development,…
String theory is currently the best candidate for a unified theory of all forces and all forms of matter in nature. As such, it has become a focal point for physical and philosophical discussions. This unique book explores the history of the theory's early stages of development,…
The birth of string theory
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Type: Book
"String theory is currently the best candidate for a unified theory of all forces and all forms of matter in nature. As such, it has become a focal point for physical and philosophical discussions. This unique book explores the history of the theory's early stages of development…
The Birth of String Theory
by Cappelli, Andrea, Castellani, Elena, Colomo, F., Di Vecchia, P., (Paolo)
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Explores the early stages of the development of string theory; essential reading for physicists, historians and philosophers of science.
Ch. 1. A brief history of string theory -- ch. 2. Classical string theory. 2.1. The relativistic particle. 2.2. The Bosonic string. 2.3. String equations of motion -- ch. 3. Quantization of the Bosonic string. 3.1. Canonical quantization. 3.2. The physical string spectrum. 3.3. …
This invaluable book provides a quick introduction to the rudiments of perturbative string theory and a detailed introduction to the more current topic of D-brane dynamics. The presentation is very pedagogical, with much of the technical detail streamlined. The rapid but highly …
