The purpose of this book is to thoroughly prepare the reader for research in string theory at an intermediate level. As such it is not a compendium of results but intended as textbook in the sense that most of the material is organized in a pedagogical and self-contained fashion.
Beyond the basics, a number of more advanced topics are introduced, such as conformal field theory, superstrings and string dualities - the text does not cover applications to black hole physics and cosmology, nor strings theory at finite temperatures.
End-of-chapter references have been added to guide the reader wishing to pursue further studies or to start research in well-defined topics covered by this book.
| ISBN: | 9783642429996 |
| Publication date: | 9th November 2014 |
| Author: | R Blumenhagen, D Lüst, S Theisen |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 784 pages |
| Series: | Theoretical and Mathematical Physics |
| Genres: |
Particle and high-energy physics Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory) Mathematical physics |