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Number of Pages484 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSuperstring Theory Vol. 1 : Loop Amplitudes, Anomalies and Phenomenology
Publication Year1988
SubjectPhysics / Mathematical & Computational
TypeTextbook
AuthorEdward Witten, John H. Schwarz, Michael B. Green
Subject AreaScience
SeriesCambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition19
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IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal539.7/54
Table Of ContentPreface; 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.
SynopsisIn recent years, superstring theory has emerged as a promising approach to reconciling general relativity with quantum mechanics and unifying the fundamental interactions. Problems that have seemed insuperable in previous approaches take on a totally new character in the context of superstring theory, and some of them have been overcome., In recent years, superstring theory has emerged as a promising approach to reconciling general relativity with quantum mechanics and unifying the fundamental interactions. Problems that have seemed insuperable in previous approaches take on a totally new character in the context of superstring theory, and some of them have been overcome. Interest in the subject has greatly increased following a succession of exciting recent developments. This two-volume book attempts to meet the need for a systematic exposition of superstring theory and its applications accessible to as wide an audience as possible.