PHYSICS 919

Introduction to String Theory

Scanned Lecture Notes (pdf files):

Ch. 1 Why Strings? (typed version: Ch.1 Why Strings?)
Ch. 2 Special relativity and extra dimensions
Ch. 3 Electromagnetism and gravitation
Ch. 4 Non-relativistic strings
Ch. 5 Relativistic point particle
Ch. 6 Relativistic strings: part 1, part 2
Ch. 7 String parametrization and motion
Ch. 8 World-sheet currents: part 1, part 2
Ch. 9 Light-cone relativistic strings: part 1, part 2
Ch. 10 Light-cone fields and particles: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5
Ch. 12 Quantum open strings: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8
Ch. 13 Quantum closed strings and superstrings: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6
Ch. 14 D-branes and gauge fields: part 1, part 2, part 3
Ch. 15 String and brane charge
Ch. 16 String thermodynamics and black holes
Ch. 17 T-duality of closed strings
Ch. 18 T-duality of open strings
"Ch. 24" IIA/M-theory duality, membranes, and matrix theory: part 1, part 2

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