Zwiebach, Barton,  <br/><br/>
A first course in string theory/ 
Barton Zwiebach. 
 - 2nd..ed. 
 - New Delhi:  Cambridge University press,  2004. 
 - xxii, 673 p.  ill.  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Part I. Basics: <br/><br/>1. A brief introduction; <br/>2. Special relativity and extra dimensions; <br/>3. Electromagnetism and gravitation in various dimensions; <br/>4. Nonrelativistic strings; <br/>5. The relativistic point particle; <br/>6. Relativistic strings; <br/>7. Strong parameterization and classical motion; <br/>8. World-sheet currents; <br/>9. Light-cone relativistic strings; <br/>10. Light-cone fields and particles; <br/>11. The relativistic quantum point particle; <br/>12, Relativistic quantum closed strings; <br/>13. Relativistic quantum closed strings; <br/>14. A look at relativistic superstrings; <br/><br/>Part II. Developments: <br/><br/>15. D-branes and gauge fields; <br/>16. String charge and electric charge; <br/>17. T-duality of closed strings; <br/>18. T-duality of open strings; <br/>19. Electromagnetism fields in D-branes; <br/>20. Nonlinear and Born-Infeld electrodynamics; <br/>21. Strong theory and particle physics; <br/>22. String thermodynamics and black holes; <br/>23. Strong interactions and AdS/CFT; <br/>24. Covariant string quantization; <br/>25. String interactions and Riemann surfaces; <br/>26. Loop amplitudes in string theory; References 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521176330 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>String models.<br/>Nuclear reactions.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>530  / ZWI/A