String Theory (2 Volume Set) (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)

Polchinski, Joseph

ISBN 10: 0521633125 / ISBN 13: 9780521633123

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: String Theory (2 Volume Set) (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521633125
• ISBN 13: 9780521633123
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book

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Available for the first time in paperback, String Theory comprises two volumes which give an up-to-date, comprehensive and pedagogic account of the subject. Volume 1, An Introduction to the Bosonic String, gives a thorough introduction, based on the Polyakov path integral and conformal field theory. Volume 2, Superstring Theory and Beyond, begins with an introduction to supersymmetric string theories and goes on to a broad presentation of the important advances of recent years. An essential text and reference for graduate students and researchers interested in superstring theory.