An introduction to string theory and D-brane dynamics : with problems and solutions / Richard J. Szabo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Szabo, Richard J., 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

String models.

Dynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (165 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press ; Hackensack, N.J. : Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co. Pte. Ltd., c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This invaluable book provides a quick introduction to the rudiments of perturbative string theory and a detailed introduction to the more current topic of D-brane dynamics. The presentation is very pedagogical, with much of the technical detail streamlined. The rapid but highly coherent introduction to the subject is perhaps what distinguishes this book from other string theory or D-brane books. This second edition includes an additional appendix with solutions to the exercises, thus expanding on some of the technical material and making the book more appealing for use in lecture courses. The

Contents:

Preface to Second Edition; Preface to First Edition; Contents; Chapter 1 A Brief History of String Theory; Chapter 2 Classical String Theory; Chapter 3 Quantization of the Bosonic String; Chapter 4 Superstrings; Chapter 5 Ramond-Ramond Charges and T-Duality; Chapter 6 D-Branes and Gauge Theory; Chapter 7 D-Brane Dynamics; Chapter 8 Ramond-Ramond Couplings of D-Branes; Chapter 9 Solutions to Exercises; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613148230

9781283148238

1283148234

9781848166240

1848166249

OCLC:

738434204