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A first course in string theory/ Barton Zwiebach.

By: Zwiebach, BartonMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi: Cambridge University press, 2009Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxii, 673 p. ill. 26 cmISBN: 9780521176330Subject(s): String models | Nuclear reactionsDDC classification: 530

Contents:

Part I. Basics: 1. A brief introduction; 2. Special relativity and extra dimensions; 3. Electromagnetism and gravitation in various dimensions; 4. Nonrelativistic strings; 5. The relativistic point particle; 6. Relativistic strings; 7. Strong parameterization and classical motion; 8. World-sheet currents; 9. Light-cone relativistic strings; 10. Light-cone fields and particles; 11. The relativistic quantum point particle; 12, Relativistic quantum closed strings; 13. Relativistic quantum closed strings; 14. A look at relativistic superstrings; Part II. Developments: 15. D-branes and gauge fields; 16. String charge and electric charge; 17. T-duality of closed strings; 18. T-duality of open strings; 19. Electromagnetism fields in D-branes; 20. Nonlinear and Born-Infeld electrodynamics; 21. Strong theory and particle physics; 22. String thermodynamics and black holes; 23. Strong interactions and AdS/CFT; 24. Covariant string quantization; 25. String interactions and Riemann surfaces; 26. Loop amplitudes in string theory; References

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books Science Library	Science Library, Sikkim University Science Library General Section	530 ZWI/A (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Books For SU Science Library		P19046

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Part I. Basics:

1. A brief introduction;
2. Special relativity and extra dimensions;
3. Electromagnetism and gravitation in various dimensions;
4. Nonrelativistic strings;
5. The relativistic point particle;
6. Relativistic strings;
7. Strong parameterization and classical motion;
8. World-sheet currents;
9. Light-cone relativistic strings;
10. Light-cone fields and particles;
11. The relativistic quantum point particle;
12, Relativistic quantum closed strings;
13. Relativistic quantum closed strings;
14. A look at relativistic superstrings;

Part II. Developments:

15. D-branes and gauge fields;
16. String charge and electric charge;
17. T-duality of closed strings;
18. T-duality of open strings;
19. Electromagnetism fields in D-branes;
20. Nonlinear and Born-Infeld electrodynamics;
21. Strong theory and particle physics;
22. String thermodynamics and black holes;
23. Strong interactions and AdS/CFT;
24. Covariant string quantization;
25. String interactions and Riemann surfaces;
26. Loop amplitudes in string theory; References

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