Lüst, Dieter.
Lectures on String Theory [electronic resource] / by Dieter Lüst, Stefan Theisen. - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1989. - VII, 348 p. online resource. - Lecture Notes in Physics, 346 0075-8450 ; . - Lecture Notes in Physics, 346 .
The classical bosonic string -- The quantized bosonic string -- to conformal field theory -- Reparametrization ghosts and BRST quantization -- Global aspects of string perturbation theory and riemann surfaces -- The classical closed fermionic string -- The quantized closed fermionic string -- Spin structures and superstring partition function -- Toroidal compactification of the closed bosonic string — 10-dimensional heterotic string -- Conformal field theory II: Lattices and Kac-Moody algebras -- Conformal field theory III: Superconformal field theory -- Bosonization of the fermionic string — Covariant lattices -- Heterotic strings in ten and four dimensions -- Low energy field theory.
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.
9783540468578
10.1007/BFb0113507 doi
Physics.
Quantum theory.
Mathematical physics.
Quantum computing.
Physics.
Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.
Mathematical Methods in Physics.
Numerical and Computational Methods.
Quantum Computing, Information and Physics.
Quantum Physics.
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Lectures on String Theory [electronic resource] / by Dieter Lüst, Stefan Theisen. - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1989. - VII, 348 p. online resource. - Lecture Notes in Physics, 346 0075-8450 ; . - Lecture Notes in Physics, 346 .
The classical bosonic string -- The quantized bosonic string -- to conformal field theory -- Reparametrization ghosts and BRST quantization -- Global aspects of string perturbation theory and riemann surfaces -- The classical closed fermionic string -- The quantized closed fermionic string -- Spin structures and superstring partition function -- Toroidal compactification of the closed bosonic string — 10-dimensional heterotic string -- Conformal field theory II: Lattices and Kac-Moody algebras -- Conformal field theory III: Superconformal field theory -- Bosonization of the fermionic string — Covariant lattices -- Heterotic strings in ten and four dimensions -- Low energy field theory.
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.
9783540468578
10.1007/BFb0113507 doi
Physics.
Quantum theory.
Mathematical physics.
Quantum computing.
Physics.
Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.
Mathematical Methods in Physics.
Numerical and Computational Methods.
Quantum Computing, Information and Physics.
Quantum Physics.
QC793-793.5 QC174.45-174.52
539.72