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Introduction to Superstrings

By Michio Kaku (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer US
Year
1988
ISBN
978-1-4684-0321-3, 978-1-4684-0319-0
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4684-0319-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23402999 bytes)
Series
Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics
Pages
XVI, 568 pp. 48 figs.\578
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Elementary ParticlesMathematical and Computational PhysicsQuantum Field Theory;Theoretical

Description

This comprehensive tutorial introduces the development of, and current trends in, superstring theory, a significant and still controversial attempt to unify general relativity and quantum field theory. Intended for graduate students with a year of quantum mechanics and familiarity with relativistic methods, the book makes these exciting developments available to physicists, mathematicians, and others for the first time in one volume. Stressing current areas of research activity, Introduction to Superstrings addresses all relevant topics including string field theory, multi-loops and Teichm?ller spaces, conformal field theory, and four-dimensional superstrings. Professor Kaku is currently leading seminars in superstring theory at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

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