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UNINA9910257392403321 |
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Autore |
Lüst Dieter |
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Titolo |
Lectures on String Theory [[electronic resource] /] / by Dieter Lüst, Stefan Theisen |
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Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1989 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 1989.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (VII, 348 p.) |
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Collana |
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Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 346 |
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Soggetti |
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Elementary particles (Physics) |
Quantum field theory |
Physics |
Quantum computers |
Spintronics |
Quantum physics |
Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory |
Mathematical Methods in Physics |
Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation |
Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics |
Quantum Physics |
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Formato |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The classical bosonic string -- The quantized bosonic string -- to conformal field theory -- Reparametrization ghosts and BRST quantization -- Global aspects of string perturbation theory and riemann surfaces -- The classical closed fermionic string -- The quantized closed fermionic string -- Spin structures and superstring partition function -- Toroidal compactification of the closed bosonic string — 10-dimensional heterotic string -- Conformal field theory II: Lattices and Kac-Moody algebras -- Conformal field theory III: Superconformal field theory -- Bosonization of the fermionic string — Covariant lattices -- Heterotic strings in ten and four dimensions -- Low energy field theory. |
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This book provides a self-contained introduction to string theory, at present one of the most exciting and fastest-growing areas in theoretical high-energy physics. Pedagogical in character, it introduces modern techniques and concepts, such as conformal and superconformal field theory, Kac-Moody algebras, etc., stressing their relevance and application to string theory rather than the formal aspects. The reader is led from a basic discussion of the classical bosonic string to the construction of four-dimensional heterotic string models, an area of current research. The so-called covariant lattice construction is discussed in detail. Being conceptually very simple, the book serves to exemplify the relevant features of other methods of arriving at four-dimensional string theories. It is also shown how one derives a low-energy field theory from string theory, thereby making contact with conventional point-particle physics. |
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