An introduction to string theory and D-brane dynamics / / Richard J. Szabo

• Autore: Szabo Richard J. <1966->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Imperial College Press, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 128 p. ) : ill
• Disciplina: 530.14
• Soggetto topico: String models; Dynamics
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ch.1. A brief history of string theory -- ch.2. Classical string theory. 2.1 The relativistic particle. 2.2 The bosonic string. 2.3. String equations of motion -- ch.3. Quantization of the bosonic string. 3.1 Canonical quantization. 3.2. The physical string spectrum. 3.3. Vertex operators. 3.4. String perturbation theory. 3.5. Chan-paton factors -- ch.4. Superstrings. 4.1. Motivation. 4.2. The RNS superstring. 4.3 The superstring spectrum. 4.4. The GSO projection. 4.5. Example: one-loop vacuum amplitude -- ch.5. Ramond-Ramond charges and T-duality. 5.1 Ramond-Ramond charges. 5.2. T-duality for closed strings. 5.3. T-duality for open strings. 5.4. T-duality for type II superstrings -- ch.6. D-branes and gauge theory. 6.1 D-branes. 6.2. Wilson lines. 6.3 Collective coordinates for D-branes. 6.4. The born-infeld action -- ch.7. D-brane dynamics. 7.1. The dirac-born-infeld action. 7.2 Supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory. 7.3 Forces between D-branes -- ch.8. Ramond-Ramond couplings of D-branes. 8.1. D-brane anomalies ill. 8.2. Chern-Simons actions. 8.3 Branes within branes.
• Titolo autorizzato: Introduction to string theory and d-brane dynamics
• ISBN: 1-281-86620-2; 9786611866204; 1-84816-215-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815103203321
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