String Theory: Volume 1, an Introduction to the Bosonic String

ISBN-13: 9780521672276 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 424 str.

Joseph Polchinski

Opis

This is a comprehensive 1998 account of supersymmetric strings, for graduate students and researchers.

Recenzje

'It amply fulfils the need to inspire future string theorists on their long slog and is destined to become a classic. It is a truly exciting enterprise and one hugely served by this magnificent book.' David Bailin, The Times Higher Education Supplement

Spis treści

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.