"Supersymmetry, strings and branes are believed to be the essential ingredients in a single unified consistent theory of physics. This book gives a detailed, step-by-step introduction to the theoretical foundations required for research in strings and branes. After a study of th…
The Birth of String Theory
by Cappelli, Andrea, Castellani, Elena, Colomo, F., Di Vecchia, P., (Paolo)
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 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 material is based on mini-c…
In this illuminating book, the renowned theoretical physicist Lee Smolin argues that fundamental physics - the search for the laws of nature - is losing its way. Ambitious ideas about extra dimensions, exotic particles, multiple universes, and strings have captured the public's …
This is a collection of papers on a variety of topics of current interest in mathematical physics: integrable systems, quantum groups, topological quantum theory, string theory. Some of the contributions are lengthy reviews of lasting value on subjects like symplectic geometry o…