{"product_id":"introduction-to-strings-and-branes-paperback-softback-9781009434096","title":"Introduction to Strings and Branes (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009434096","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIntroduction to Strings and Branes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDetailed, step-by-step introduction to the theoretical foundations of strings and branes, essential reading for graduate students and researchers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter West (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009434096, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 August 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e722 pages, 36 b\/w illus.  3 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 3.7 cm, 1.222 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'Peter West's Introduction to Strings and Branes has the same virtues that made his book on supersymmetry and supergravity such a resounding success: it is remarkably clear, self-contained and covers a lot of ground. After having mastered its content, the serious student will be well-equipped for research in the field.' Glenn Barnich, Université Libre de Bruxelles\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSupersymmetry, strings and branes are believed to be the essential ingredients in a single unified consistent theory of physics. This book gives a detailed, step-by-step introduction to the theoretical foundations required for research in strings and branes. After a study of the different formulations of the bosonic and supersymmetric point particles, the classical and quantum bosonic and supersymmetric string theories are presented. This book includes accounts of brane dynamics and D-branes and the T, S and U duality symmetries of string theory. The historical derivation of string theory is given as well as the sum over the world-sheet approach to the interacting string. More advanced topics include string field theory and Kac–Moody symmetries. The book contains pedagogical accounts of conformal quantum field theory, supergravity theories, Clifford algebras and spinors, and Lie algebras. It is essential reading for graduate students and researchers wanting to learn strings and branes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The point particle\u003cbr\u003e 2. The classical bosonic string\u003cbr\u003e 3. The quantum bosonic string\u003cbr\u003e 4. The light-cone approach\u003cbr\u003e 5. Clifford algebras and spinors\u003cbr\u003e 6. The classical superstring\u003cbr\u003e 7. The quantum superstring\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conformal symmetry and two-dimensional field theory\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conformal symmetry and string theory\u003cbr\u003e 10. String compactification and the heterotic string\u003cbr\u003e 11. The physical states and the no ghost theorem\u003cbr\u003e 12. Gauge covariant string theory\u003cbr\u003e 13. Supergravity theories in 4, 10 and 11 dimensions\u003cbr\u003e 14. Brane dynamics\u003cbr\u003e 15. D-branes\u003cbr\u003e 16. String theory and Lie algebras\u003cbr\u003e 17. Symmetries of string theory\u003cbr\u003e 18. String interactions\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematical physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematical physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematical%20physics%20%5BPHU%5D%22\"\u003ePHU\u003c\/a\u003e], Physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physics%20%5BPH%5D%22\"\u003ePH\u003c\/a\u003e], Mathematics \u0026amp; science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics \u0026amp; science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20\u0026amp;%20science%20%5BP%5D%22\"\u003eP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52507278737688,"sku":"9781009434096","price":42.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009434096i.jpg?v=1786443453","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/introduction-to-strings-and-branes-paperback-softback-9781009434096","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}