{"product_id":"string-theory-joseph-polchinski-9780521672283","title":"String Theory: Volume 2, Superstring Theory and Beyond","description":"Volume 2: Superstring Theory and Beyond, begins with an introduction to supersymmetric string theories and goes on to a broad presentation of the important advances of recent years. The book first introduces the type I, type II, and heterotic superstring theories and their interactions. It then goes on to present important recent discoveries about strongly coupled strings, beginning with a detailed treatment of D-branes and their dynamics, and covering string duality, M-theory, and black hole entropy, and discusses many classic results in conformal field theory. The final four chapters are concerned with four-dimensional string theories, and have two goals: to show how some of the simplest string models connect with previous ideas for unifying the Standard Model; and to collect many important and beautiful general results on world-sheet and spacetime symmetries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Polchinski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521672287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521672283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 6.60w x 1.17d","brand":"Joseph Polchinski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43920049733887,"sku":"9780521672283","price":95.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d98d85f6-45bd-4221-ad32-3dbf6412bc6b.jpg?v=1680813318","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/string-theory-joseph-polchinski-9780521672283","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}