false 38399 4 Superstrings and M-theory: provocative and controversial, but unarguably one of the most interesting and active areas of research in current physics. Called by some, "the theory of everything," superstrings may solve a problem that has eluded physicists for the past 50 years, the final unification of the two great theories of the twentieth century, general relativity and quantum field theory. Now, here is a thoroughly revised, second edition of a course-tested comprehensive introductory graduate text on superstrings which stresses the most current areas of interest, not covered in other presentations, including: · Four-dimensional superstrings · Kac-Moody algebras · Teichmüller spaces and Calabi-Yau manifolds · M-theory Membranes and D-branes · Duality and BPS relations · Matrix models The book begins with a simple discussion of point particle theory, and uses Feynman path integrals to unify the presentation of superstrings. It has been updated throughout, and three new chapters on M-theory have been added. Prerequisites are an acquaintance with quantum mechanics and relativity. 38170 30 7 1988 Introduction to Superstrings and M-Theory (Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics) total:16|5:6|4:6|3:4|2:0|1:0| 16 66 36 0 5 0 false false Sat Oct 31 17:40:38 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 17:40:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 20 16:57:05 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 16:57:05 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 29 21:22:57 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 21:22:57 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 22 06:36:20 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 06:36:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 15 16:37:36 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 16:37:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 28 13:10:13 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 13:10:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 28 13:09:11 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 13:09:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 17 20:24:59 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 20:24:59 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Aug 08 12:02:50 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 12:02:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 29 09:07:38 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 09:07:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 11 10:25:34 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 10:25:36 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jun 29 18:54:36 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 18:54:36 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jun 18 16:01:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 16:01:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 30 08:22:22 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 08:22:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 03 05:15:14 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 05:15:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 14 12:15:20 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 12:15:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 13 12:19:51 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 12:19:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Mar 11 13:43:33 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 13:43:33 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Mar 02 16:51:10 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 20:09:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Feb 23 08:47:40 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 08:47:40 -0800 2009