Joseph Polchinski (Santa Barbara University of California)

String Theory, Volume 1

An Introduction to the Bosonic String
Herausgeber: Polchinski, Joseph

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 1998 volume provides a comprehensive account of the bosonic string, introducing the central ideas of string theory, based on the Polyakov path integral and conformal field theory. This is an essential text and reference for graduate students and researchers interested in modern superstring theory.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 724g
• ISBN-13: 9780521672276
• ISBN-10: 0521672279
• Artikelnr.: 15097377

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword; Preface; Notation; 1. A first look at strings; 2. Conformal field theory; 3. The Polyakov path integral; 4. The string spectrum; 5. The string S-matrix; 6. Tree-level amplitudes; 7. One-loop amplitudes; 8. Toroidal compactification and T-duality; 9. Higher order amplitudes; Appendix A: a short course on path integrals; References; Glossary; Index.

Rezensionen

'... this is an impressive book. It is notable for its consistent line of development and the clarity and insight with which topics are treated ... It is hard to think of a better text in an advanced graduate area, and it is rare to have one written by a master of the subject. It is worth pointing out that the book also contains a collection of useful problems, a glossary, and an unusually complete index.' Physics Today