An Introduction to String Theory
by James Bedford
Publisher: arXiv 2011
Number of pages: 101
Description:
The text provides an introduction to string theory, focusing on the Bosonic string, but treating the superstring as well. A number of appendices on more advanced topics are also provided, including an introduction to orientifolds in various brane configurations. A background in quantum field theory and general relativity is assumed.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(700KB, PDF)
Similar books
An Introduction to Black Holes, Information and the String Theory Revolutionby Leonard Susskind, James Lindesay - OECD Publishing
Leonard Susskind, one of the co-inventors of the Holographic Principle as well as one of the founders of String theory, develops and explains these concepts. This well-planned, stimulating and provocative book can be enthusiastically recommended.
(13615 views)
Kac-Moody Algebras in M-theoryby Sophie de Buyl - arXiv.org
Contents: A First Approach; General Framework; Homogeneous Cosmologies; Oxidation; Hyperbolic Algebras; General Framework; Dirac Fermions; Eleven Dimensional Supergravity; Dualities and Signatures of G++ Invariant Theories; etc.
(8886 views)
String Theoryby David Tong - University of Cambridge
These lecture notes provide a detailed introduction to the bosonic string and conformal field theory. The text is aimed at beginning graduate students. It assumes a working knowledge of quantum field theory and general relativity.
(11776 views)
String Theory: a perspective over the last 25 yearsby Sunil Mukhi - arXiv
This text provides some historical background and then reviews developments in string theory over the last twenty-five years. Both perturbative and non-perturbative approaches are surveyed and their impact on how we view quantum gravity is analysed.
(11409 views)