Strings and Fundamental Physics

The basic idea, simple and revolutionary at the same time, to replace the concept of a point particle with a one-dimensional string, has opened up a whole new field of research. Even today, four decades later, its multifaceted consequences are still not fully conceivable. Up to now string theory has...

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Other Authors: Baumgartl, Marco (Editor), Brunner, Ilka (Editor), Haack, Michael (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:Lecture Notes in Physics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • String Theory 101
  • D-branes and Orientifolds
  • Introduction to Gauge/Gravity Duality
  • Holography for Strongly Coupled Media
  • Quantum Black Holes
  • Lectures on Topological String Theory
  • Doubled Field Theory, T-duality and Courant-brackets