Introduction to Strings and Branes

Informationen zum Autor Peter West is a Professor at King's College London. He is a pioneer in the development of supersymmetry and its application to strings and branes. Klappentext Supersymmetry, strings and branes are believed to be the essential ingredients in a single unified consistent theory of physics. This book gives a detailed, step-by-step introduction to the theoretical foundations required for research in this field and is essential reading for graduate students and researchers. Zusammenfassung Supersymmetry! strings and branes are believed to be the essential ingredients in a single unified consistent theory of physics. This book gives a detailed! step-by-step introduction to the theoretical foundations required for research in this field and is essential reading for graduate students and researchers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The point particle; 2. The classical bosonic string; 3. The quantum bosonic string; 4. The light-cone approach; 5. Clifford algebras and spinors; 6. The classical superstring; 7. The quantum superstring; 8. Conformal symmetry and two-dimensional field theory; 9. Conformal symmetry and string theory; 10. String compactification and the heterotic string; 11. The physical states and the no ghost theorem; 12. Gauge covariant string theory; 13. Supergravity theories in 4, 10 and 11 dimensions; 14. Brane dynamics; 15. D-branes; 16. String theory and Lie algebras; 17. Symmetries of string theory; 18. String interactions; Appendices; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Peter West, Peter (King's College London) West, Peter (King''s College London) West
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.07.2012
• EAN: 9780521817479
• ISBN: 978-0-521-81747-9
• No. of pages: 722
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; SCIENCE / Physics / Mathematical & Computational, Physics, Mathematical physics, Mathematics & science, Particle and high-energy physics, physics; theoretical physics; particle physics