String Theory: Volume 2, Superstring Theory and Beyond

by Joseph Polchinski

Book Overview

String Theory comprises two volumes which provide a comprehensive and pedagogic account of the subject. Volume 2 begins with an introduction to supersymmetric string theories and presents the important advances of recent years. The first three chapters introduce the type I, type II, and heterototic superstring theories and their interactions. The next two chapters present important recent discoveries about strongly coupled strings, beginning with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521672287
• ISBN13: 9780521672283
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.7"