Basic Concepts of String Theory (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783642294969)

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.

Author: Ralph Blumenhagen, Dieter L?t, Stefan Theisen
ISBN-10: 3642294960
ISBN-13: 9783642294969
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 10/04/2012
Pages: 784
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.70lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.80d