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String theory / Joseph Polchinski.
Math/Physics/Astronomy Library QC794.6.S85 P65 1998 v.1-2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Polchinski, Joseph Gerard.
- Edith E. Clark Endowment Fund. PU
- Series:
- Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- String models.
- Superstring theories.
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- The two volumes that comprise STRING THEORY provide an up-to-date, comprehensive account of string theory. Volume 1 offers a thorough introduction to the bosonic string, based on the Polyakov path integral and conformal field theory and also treats various string interactions.
- Contents:
- v. 1. An introduction to the bosonic string
- v. 2. Superstring theory and beyond.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edith E. Clark Endowment Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0521633036
- 0521633044
- OCLC:
- 38475497
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