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AN INTRODUCTION TO STRING THEORY AND
D-BRANE DYNAMICS
With Problems and Solutions
(2nd Edition)
by Richard J Szabo (UniverHeriot-Watt University, UKsity)
164pp (approx.)
978-1-84816-622-6: US$68 / £42 US$51 /
£31.50
This invaluable book provides a quick introduction to the
rudiments of perturbative string theory and a detailed introduction to
the more current topic of D-brane dynamics. The presentation is very
pedagogical, with much of the technical detail streamlined. The rapid
but highly coherent introduction to the subject is perhaps what
distinguishes this book from other string theory or D-brane books. This
second edition includes an additional appendix with solutions to the
exercises, thus expanding on some of the technical material and making
the book more appealing for use in lecture courses. The material is
based on mini-courses in theoretical high energy physics delivered by
the author at various summer schools, so its actual level has been
appropriately tested.
Contents:
- A Brief History of String Theory
- Classical String Theory
- Quantization of the Bosonic String
- Superstrings
- Ramond-Ramond Charges and T-Duality
- D-Branes and Gauge Theory
- D-Brane Dynamics
- Ramond-Ramond Couplings of D-Branes
- Appendix:
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