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Lectures on String Theory

By Dieter Lüst , Stefan Theisen (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1989
ISBN
978-3-540-51882-2, 978-3-540-46857-8
DOI
10.1007/BFb0113507
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4173511 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 346
Pages
VII, 346 pp.\352
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
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Description

This book provides a self-contained introduction to string theory, at present one of the most exciting and fastest-growing areas in theoretical high-energy physics. Pedagogical in character, it introduces modern techniques and concepts, such as conformal and superconformal field theory, Kac-Moody algebras, etc., stressing their relevance and application to string theory rather than the formal aspects. The reader is led from a basic discussion of the classical bosonic string to the construction of four-dimensional heterotic string models, an area of current research. The so-called covariant lattice construction is discussed in detail. Being conceptually very simple, the book serves to exemplify the relevant features of other methods of arriving at four-dimensional string theories. It is also shown how one derives a low-energy field theory from string theory, thereby making contact with conventional point-particle physics.

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