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An introduction to string theory and D-brane dynamics : with problems and solutions /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Szabo, Richard J., 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Hackensack, NJ : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific, ©2011.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A brief history of string theory
  • Classical string theory
  • Quantization of the Bosonic string
  • Superstrings
  • Ramond-Ramond charges and T-duality
  • D-branes and gauge theory
  • D-brane dynamics
  • Ramond-Ramond couplings of D-branes
  • Solutions to exercises.