A Brief History of String Theory: From Dual Models to M-Theory

by Dean Rickles

Book Overview

History and Mythology.- Part I: The (Very) Early Years: 1959-1973.- Particle Physics in the Sixties.- The Veneziano Model.- The Hadronic String.- Supersymmetric Strings and Field Theoretic Limits.- Part II: A Decade of Darkness: 1974-1984.- An Early Demise? Theoretical Exaptation in String Theory.- Turning Point(s).- Part III: String Theory Becomes Super: 1985-1995.- Superstring Theory and the Real World.- A 'Second Superstring Revolution' and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 366250183X
• ISBN13: 9783662501832
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"