{"product_id":"a-first-course-in-string-theory-hardback-9780521880329","title":"A First Course in String Theory (Hardback) 9780521880329","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA First Course in String Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnce again faithful to its goal of making string theory accessible to undergraduates - and now also covers AdS\/CFT correspondence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBarton Zwiebach (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521880329, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 January 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e694 pages, 86 b\/w illus.  180 exercises\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 19.5 x 3.2 cm, 1.62 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… excellent introduction by Zwiebach… aimed at advanced undergraduates who have some background in quantum mechanics and special relativity, but have not necessarily mastered quantum field theory and general relativity yet … the book … is a very thorough introduction to the subject … Equipped with this background, the reader can safely start to tackle the books by Green, Schwarz and Witten and by Polchinski.'  Marcel L. Vonk, Mathematical Reviews Clippings\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eString theory made understandable. Barton Zwiebach is once again faithful to his goal of making string theory accessible to undergraduates. He presents the main concepts of string theory in a concrete and physical way to develop intuition before formalism, often through simplified and illustrative examples. Complete and thorough in its coverage, this new edition now includes AdS\/CFT correspondence and introduces superstrings. It is perfectly suited to introductory courses in string theory for students with a background in mathematics and physics. New sections cover strings on orbifolds, cosmic strings, moduli stabilization, and the string theory landscape. Now with almost 300 problems and exercises, with password-protected solutions for instructors at www.cambridge.org\/zwiebach.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Basics: 1. A brief introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Special relativity and extra dimensions\u003cbr\u003e 3. Electromagnetism and gravitation in various dimensions\u003cbr\u003e 4. Nonrelativistic strings\u003cbr\u003e 5. The relativistic point particle\u003cbr\u003e 6. Relativistic strings\u003cbr\u003e 7. Strong parameterization and classical motion\u003cbr\u003e 8. World-sheet currents\u003cbr\u003e 9. Light-cone relativistic strings\u003cbr\u003e 10. Light-cone fields and particles\u003cbr\u003e 11. The relativistic quantum point particle\u003cbr\u003e 12, Relativistic quantum closed strings\u003cbr\u003e 13. Relativistic quantum closed strings\u003cbr\u003e 14. A look at relativistic superstrings\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Developments: 15. D-branes and gauge fields\u003cbr\u003e 16. String charge and electric charge\u003cbr\u003e 17. T-duality of closed strings\u003cbr\u003e 18. T-duality of open strings\u003cbr\u003e 19. Electromagnetism fields in D-branes\u003cbr\u003e 20. Nonlinear and Born-Infeld electrodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 21. Strong theory and particle physics\u003cbr\u003e 22. String thermodynamics and black holes\u003cbr\u003e 23. Strong interactions and AdS\/CFT\u003cbr\u003e 24. Covariant string quantization\u003cbr\u003e 25. String interactions and Riemann surfaces\u003cbr\u003e 26. Loop amplitudes in string theory\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Statistical physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Statistical physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Statistical%20physics%20%5BPHS%5D%22\"\u003ePHS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45999526871320,"sku":"9780521880329","price":56.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521880329i_6ca12cce-8e8f-4186-8718-37774bbed0f7.jpg?v=1691358786","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-first-course-in-string-theory-hardback-9780521880329","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}