Pacific Coast Highway: Traveler's Guide by Tom Snyder

Pacific Coast Highway: Traveler's Guide by Tom Snyder

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.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780312263706
ISBN 10	0312263708
Title	Pacific Coast Highway: Traveler's Guide
Author	Tom Snyder
Series	Photographic Tour
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	St. Martin's Griffin
Year published	2000-07-21
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.