A first course in string theory/
Zwiebach, Barton,
A first course in string theory/ Barton Zwiebach. - 2nd..ed. - New Delhi: Cambridge University press, 2004. - xxii, 673 p. ill. 26 cm.
Part I. Basics:
1. A brief introduction;
2. Special relativity and extra dimensions;
3. Electromagnetism and gravitation in various dimensions;
4. Nonrelativistic strings;
5. The relativistic point particle;
6. Relativistic strings;
7. Strong parameterization and classical motion;
8. World-sheet currents;
9. Light-cone relativistic strings;
10. Light-cone fields and particles;
11. The relativistic quantum point particle;
12, Relativistic quantum closed strings;
13. Relativistic quantum closed strings;
14. A look at relativistic superstrings;
Part II. Developments:
15. D-branes and gauge fields;
16. String charge and electric charge;
17. T-duality of closed strings;
18. T-duality of open strings;
19. Electromagnetism fields in D-branes;
20. Nonlinear and Born-Infeld electrodynamics;
21. Strong theory and particle physics;
22. String thermodynamics and black holes;
23. Strong interactions and AdS/CFT;
24. Covariant string quantization;
25. String interactions and Riemann surfaces;
26. Loop amplitudes in string theory; References
9780521176330
String models.
Nuclear reactions.
530 / ZWI/A
A first course in string theory/ Barton Zwiebach. - 2nd..ed. - New Delhi: Cambridge University press, 2004. - xxii, 673 p. ill. 26 cm.
Part I. Basics:
1. A brief introduction;
2. Special relativity and extra dimensions;
3. Electromagnetism and gravitation in various dimensions;
4. Nonrelativistic strings;
5. The relativistic point particle;
6. Relativistic strings;
7. Strong parameterization and classical motion;
8. World-sheet currents;
9. Light-cone relativistic strings;
10. Light-cone fields and particles;
11. The relativistic quantum point particle;
12, Relativistic quantum closed strings;
13. Relativistic quantum closed strings;
14. A look at relativistic superstrings;
Part II. Developments:
15. D-branes and gauge fields;
16. String charge and electric charge;
17. T-duality of closed strings;
18. T-duality of open strings;
19. Electromagnetism fields in D-branes;
20. Nonlinear and Born-Infeld electrodynamics;
21. Strong theory and particle physics;
22. String thermodynamics and black holes;
23. Strong interactions and AdS/CFT;
24. Covariant string quantization;
25. String interactions and Riemann surfaces;
26. Loop amplitudes in string theory; References
9780521176330
String models.
Nuclear reactions.
530 / ZWI/A