A First Course in String Theory
Barton Zwiebach
An accessible introduction to string theory, this book provides a detailed and self-contained demonstration of the main concepts involved. The first part deals with basic ideas, reviewing special relativity and electromagnetism while introducing the concept of extra dimensions. D-branes and the classical dynamics of relativistic strings are discussed next, and the quantization of open and closed bosonic strings in the light-cone gauge, along with a brief introduction to superstrings. The second part begins with a detailed study of D-branes followed by string thermodynamics. It discusses possible physical applications, and covers T-duality of open and closed strings, electromagnetic fields on D-branes, Born/Infeld electrodynamics, covariant string quantization and string interactions. Primarily aimed as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses, it will also be ideal for a wide range of scientists and mathematicians who are curious about string theory.
ক্যাটাগোরিগুলো:
সাল:
2004
প্রকাশক:
Cambridge University Press
ভাষা:
english
পৃষ্ঠা:
571
ISBN 10:
0521831431
ISBN 13:
9780521831437
ফাইল:
DJVU, 5.87 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2004