TY - GEN AU - Schomerus,Volker TI - A Primer on string theory SN - 9781316612835 U1 - 539.7258 23 PY - 2017/// CY - UK PB - CUP KW - Physics KW - String Theory N1 - Includes Bibliography and Index; Preface 1. Historical Introduction and Overview Part I String in Flat Background 2. The Classical Closed Bosonic String 3. Free Bosonic Quantum Field Theory 4. Covariant Quantization 5. Light-Cone Quantization 6. Branes and Quantization of Open Strings 7. Open Strings and Guage Theory 8. Free Fermionic Quantum Field Theory 9. Supersymmetry in 10 Dimensions 10. Construction of Type IIA/B Superstrings Part II Strings in Curved Backgrounds 13. Introduction to Conformal Field Theory 14. Modular Invariants and Orbifolds 15. Closed Strings on 3-Sphere 16. Calabi-Yau Spaces 17. Calabi-Yau Compactifications 18. String Dualities 19. gauge/String Dualities 20. Ads/CFT Correspondence Bibliography Index N2 - A concise introduction to string theory explaining central concepts, mathematical tools and recent developments in the field of physics. Covering fundamental concepts including how strings interact with each other, this book is perfect for students with no prior knowledge as well as scholars from other disciplines ER -