String Theory. Volume I: An Introduction to the Bosonic String

Polchinski, Joseph Gerard

Verlag: Cambridge University Press (1998), Cambridge, 1998

Beschreibung

orig.boards Minor rubbing. VG. 26x17cm, xviii, 422 pp Contents: A first look at strings; Conformal field theory; The Polyakov path integral; The string spectrum; The string S-matrix; Tree level amplitudes; One loop amplitudes; Toroidal compactification and T-duality; Higher order amplitudes; Appendix : A short course on path integrals [" Volume 1 gives a thorough introduction to the bosonic string, based on the Polyakov path integral and conformal field theory. The first four chapters introduce the central ideas of string theory, the tools of conformal field theory and of the Polyakov path integral, and the covariant quantization of the string. The next three chapters treat string interactions: the general formalism, and detailed treatments of the tree level and one loop amplitudes. Chapter eight covers toroidal compactification and many important aspects of string physics, such as T-duality and D-branes. Chapter nine treats higher-order amplitudes, including an analysis of their finiteness and unitarity, and various nonperturbative ideas. The volume closes with an appendix giving a short course on path integral methods, followed by annotated references, and a detailed glossary." - Publisher's description]. Buchnummer des Verkäufers 001445

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Titel: String Theory. Volume I: An Introduction to ...

Verlag: Cambridge University Press (1998), Cambridge

Erscheinungsdatum: 1998

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Minor rubbing. VG.