Superstring Theory 2 Volume Hardback Set
25th Anniversary Edition

The two-volume set of a twenty-fifth anniversary edition for researchers in general relativity and elementary particle theory, high energy physics and astrophysics.

Michael B. Green (Author), John H. Schwarz (Author), Edward Witten (Author)

9781107030312, Cambridge University Press

, published 26 July 2012

1092 pages, 125 b/w illus.
23.5 x 15.6 x 6.2 cm, 1.8 kg

'Both volumes of Superstring Theory are likely to remain standard reference works for years to come.' Paul K. Townsend, Nature

Twenty-five years ago, Michael Green, John Schwarz, and Edward Witten wrote two volumes on string theory. Published during a period of rapid progress in this subject, these volumes were highly influential for a generation of students and researchers. Despite the immense progress that has been made in the field since then, the systematic exposition of the foundations of superstring theory presented in these volumes is just as relevant today as when first published. This two-volume set features a new Preface setting the work in context in light of recent advances. A self-contained introduction to superstrings, Volume 1 begins with an elementary treatment of the bosonic string, before describing the incorporation of additional degrees of freedom. Volume 2 is concerned with the evaluation of one-loop amplitudes, the study of anomalies and phenomenology. These books are invaluable for graduate students and researchers in general relativity and elementary particle theory, high energy physics and astrophysics, as well as mathematicians.

Volume 1: Preface
1. Introduction
2. Free bosonic strings
3. Modern covariant quantization
4. World-sheet supersymmetry in string theory
5. Space-time supersymmetry in string theory
6. Nonabelian gauge symmetry
7. Tree amplitudes
Bibliography
Index
Volume 2: Preface
8. One-loop diagrams in the bosonic string theory
9. One-loop diagrams in superstring theory
10. The gauge anomaly in type I superstring theory
11. Functional methods in the light-cone gauge
12. Some differential geometry
13. Low-energy effective action
14. Compactification of higher dimensions
15. Some algebraic geometry
16. Models of low-energy supersymmetry
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Mathematical physics [PHU], Physics [PH], Mathematics & science [P]