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The purpose of this book is to thoroughly prepare the reader for
research in string theory at an intermediate level. As such it is
not a compendium of results but intended as textbook in the sense
that most of the material is organized in a pedagogical and
self-contained fashion. Beyond the basics, a number of more
advanced topics are introduced, such as conformal field theory,
superstrings and string dualities - the text does not cover
applications to black hole physics and cosmology, nor strings
theory at finite temperatures. End-of-chapter references have been
added to guide the reader wishing to pursue further studies or to
start research in well-defined topics covered by this book.
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.
The purpose of this book is to thoroughly prepare the reader for
research in string theory at an intermediate level. As such it is
not a compendium of results but intended as textbook in the sense
that most of the material is organized in a pedagogical and
self-contained fashion.
Beyond the basics, a number of more advanced topics are introduced,
such as conformal field theory, superstrings and string dualities -
the text does not cover applications to black hole physics and
cosmology, nor strings theory at finite temperatures.
End-of-chapter references have been added to guide the reader
wishing to pursue further studies or to start research in
well-defined topics covered by this book."
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