String Theory Demystified

String Theory Demystified

by David McMahon
String Theory Demystified

String Theory Demystified

by David McMahon

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Overview

UNRAVEL the mystery of STRING THEORY

Trying to understand string theory but ending up with your brain in knots? Here's your lifeline! This straightforward guide explains the fundamental principles behind this cutting-edge concept.

String Theory Demystified elucidates the goal of the theory--to combine general relativity and quantum theory into a single, unified framework. You'll learn about classical strings, conformal field theory, quantization, compactification, and T duality. The book covers supersymmetry and superstrings, D-branes, the holographic principle, and cosmology. Hundreds of examples and illustrations make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce learning.

This fast and easy guide offers:

  • Numerous figures to illustrate key concepts
  • Sample problems with worked solutions
  • Coverage of equations of motion, the energy-momentum tensor, and conserved currents
  • A discussion of the Randall-Sundrum model
  • A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work

Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, String Theory Demystified is your key to comprehending this theory of everything.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780071596206
Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date: 08/31/2008
Series: Demystified
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 350
File size: 11 MB
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About the Author

David McMahon is a Microsoft Certified Visual Basic developer. He writes object-oriented software and hardware drivers for Windows NT and 95/98 using Visual Basic and Visual C++. He is also a Microsoft Certification instructor for Visual Basic and Microsoft Access.

Table of Contents

Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Classical String I: Equations of Motion Chapter 3: The Classical String II: Symmetrics and Worldsheet Currents Chapter 4: String Quantization Chapter 5: Conformal Field Theory Part I Chapter 6: BRST Quantization Chapter 7: RNS Superstrings Chapter 8: Compactification and T-Duality Chapter 9: Superstring Theory Continued Chapter 10: A Summary of Superstring Theory Chapter 11: Type II String Theories Chapter 12: Heterotic String Theory Chapter 13: D-Branes Chapter 14: Black Holes Chapter 15: The Holographic Principle and AdS/CFT Correspondence Chapter 16: String Theory and Cosmology Final Exam Quiz Solutions Final Exam Solutions References Index

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