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String theory demystifiedDavid McMahon

String theory demystified

2008328 pages
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UNRAVEL the mystery of STRING THEORYTrying 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…

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2 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2008
    McGraw-Hill Professional · 350 pages · 9780071498708
  • Ebook · English · 2008
    McGraw-Hill · 9780071596206
String modelsNonfictionScienceSupersymmetryQuantum theory