Strings, conformal fields, and M-theory.

Kaku, Michio.

ISBN 10: 0387988920 / ISBN 13: 9780387988924

Verlag: New York, Berlin, Heidelberg, Barcelona, Hong Kong, London, Milan, Paris, Songapore, Tokyo, b Springer., 2000

Beschreibung

2. edition. Gr. 8° (24 x 16 cm). XV, 531 S., mit graphischen Darstellungen. Original-Pappband mit farbiger Einbandillustration. Graduate texts in contemporary physics. Einwandfreies Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 34360AB

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Strings, conformal fields, and M-theory.
• Verlag: New York, Berlin, Heidelberg, Barcelona, Hong Kong, London, Milan, Paris, Songapore, Tokyo, b Springer.
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
• ISBN-10: 0387988920
• ISBN-13: 9780387988924
• Einband: Hardcover
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Naturwissenschaft

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Inhaltsangabe

Building on the foundations laid in his Introduction to Superstrings and M Theory, Professor Kaku discusses such topics as the classification of conformal string theories, knot theory, the Yang-Baxter relation, quantum groups, and the insights into 11-dimensional strings recently obtained from M-theory. New chapters discuss such topics as Seiberg-Witten theory, M theory and duality, and D-branes. Throughout, the author conveys the vitality of the current research and places readers at its forefront. Several chapters reviewing the fundamentals of string theory, making the presentation of the material self-contained while keeping overlap with the earlier book to a minimum.

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From the reviews:

"...because of its wide range in topics, it becomes extremely handy as a 'reference manual'...Kaku's book covers most of the 'hot topics' from the period 1985 through 1996 in a concise but still quite complete way, it fulfills this task in a superb way." Physicalia

"¿ A comprehensive survey of essentially all recent research undertaken in string theory and related fields¿ the author¿s ability to present such an enormous variety of material is astonishing, resulting in a book that is up-to-date and thorough." Physics Today