String Theory in a Nutshell - Second Edition

String Theory in a Nutshell is the definitive introduction to modern string theory. Written by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, this concise and accessible book starts with basic definitions and guides readers from classic topics to the most exciting frontiers of research today. It covers perturbative string theory, the unity of string interactions, black holes and their microscopic entropy, the AdS/CFT correspondence and its applications, matrix model tools for string theory, and more. It also includes 600 exercises and serves as a self-contained guide to the literature. This fully updated edition features an entirely new chapter on flux compactifications in string theory, and the chapter on AdS/CFT has been substantially expanded by adding many applications to diverse topics. In addition, the discussion of conformal field theory has been extensively revised to make it more student-friendly.

About the author

Elias Kiritsis is director of research at the French National Center for Scientific Research and professor of physics at the University of Crete.

Summary

The essential introduction to modern string theory-now fully expanded and revisedString Theory in a Nutshell is the definitive introduction to modern string theory. Written by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, this concise and accessible book starts with basic definitions and guides readers from classic topics to the most e

Foreword

A concise, up-to-date introduction to modern string theory for graduate students, beginning from the theory’s basic principles and definitions and guiding the student through most classic and modern topics in the field.

Product details

• Authors: Elias Kiritsis, Kiritsis Elias
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9780691155791
• ISBN: 978-0-691-15579-1
• No. of pages: 888
• Series: In a nutshell; In a nutshell; In a Nutshell, 21
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Atomic & Molecular, SCIENCE / Reference, Reference works, Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, Particle & high-energy physics, Atomic & molecular physics, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology, Particle and high-energy physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics