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Lectures on String Theory

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Dieter Lüst
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  2. Stefan Theisen
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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 346)

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This book provides a self-contained introduction to string theory, at present one of the most exciting and fastest-growing areas in theoretical high-energy physics. Pedagogical in character, it introduces modern techniques and concepts, such as conformal and superconformal field theory, Kac-Moody algebras, etc., stressing their relevance and application to string theory rather than the formal aspects. The reader is led from a basic discussion of the classical bosonic string to the construction of four-dimensional heterotic string models, an area of current research. The so-called covariant lattice construction is discussed in detail. Being conceptually very simple, the book serves to exemplify the relevant features of other methods of arriving at four-dimensional string theories. It is also shown how one derives a low-energy field theory from string theory, thereby making contact with conventional point-particle physics.

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-4

  3. The classical bosonic string

    Pages 5-30

  4. The quantized bosonic string

    Pages 31-56

  5. Introduction to conformal field theory

    Pages 57-84

  6. Reparametrization ghosts and BRST quantization

    Pages 85-97

  7. Global aspects of string perturbation theory and riemann surfaces

    Pages 98-127

  8. The classical closed fermionic string

    Pages 128-146

  9. The quantized closed fermionic string

    Pages 147-162

  10. Spin structures and superstring partition function

    Pages 163-176

  11. Toroidal compactification of the closed bosonic string — 10-dimensional heterotic string

    Pages 177-201

  12. Conformal field theory II: Lattices and Kac-Moody algebras

    Pages 202-236

  13. Conformal field theory III: Superconformal field theory

    Pages 237-257

  14. Bosonization of the fermionic string — Covariant lattices

    Pages 258-287

  15. Heterotic strings in ten and four dimensions

    Pages 288-327

  16. Low energy field theory

    Pages 328-346
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