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Strings, Conformal Fields, and M-Theory

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Michio Kaku

    1. Department of Physics, City College of the City University of New York, New York, USA

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Part of the book series: Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics (GTCP)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Conformal Field Theory and Perturbation Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction to Superstrings

      • Michio Kaku
      Pages 3-37

    3. BPZ Bootstrap and Minimal Models

      • Michio Kaku
      Pages 38-68

    4. WZW Model, Cosets, and Rational Conformal Field Theory

      • Michio Kaku
      Pages 69-95

    5. Modular Invariance and the A—D—E Classification

      • Michio Kaku
      Pages 96-129

    6. N=2 SUSY and Parafermions

      • Michio Kaku
      Pages 130-165

    7. Yang-Baxter Relation

      • Michio Kaku
      Pages 166-195

    8. Toward a Classification of Conformal Field Theories

      • Michio Kaku
      Pages 196-230

    9. Knot Theory and Quantum Groups

      • Michio Kaku
      Pages 231-271

  3. Nonperturbative Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 273-273
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    2. String Field Theory

      • Michio Kaku
      Pages 275-312

    3. Nonpolynomial String Field Theory

      • Michio Kaku
      Pages 313-345

    4. 2D Gravity and Matrix Models

      • Michio Kaku
      Pages 346-384

    5. Topological Field Theory

      • Michio Kaku
      Pages 385-426

    6. Seiberg-Witten Theory

      • Michio Kaku
      Pages 427-456

    7. M-Theory and Duality

      • Michio Kaku
      Pages 457-486

    8. D-Branes and CFT/ADS Duality

      • Michio Kaku
      Pages 487-524

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 525-531
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About this book

String theory continues to progress at an astonishing rate, and this book brings the reader up to date with the latest developments and the most active areas of research in the field. Building on the foundations laid in his Introduction to Superstrings and M Theory, Professor Kaku discusses such topics as the classification of conformal string theories, knot theory, the Yang-Baxter relation, quantum groups, and the insights into 11-dimensional strings recently obtained from M-theory. New chapters discuss such topics as Seiberg- Witten theory, M theory and duality., and D-branes. Several chapters review the fundamentals of string theory, making the presentation of the material self-contained while keeping overlap with the earlier book to a minimum. This book conveys the vitality of the current research and places readers at its forefront.

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"...because of its wide range in topics, it becomes extremely handy as a 'reference manual'...Kaku's book covers most of the 'hot topics' from the period 1985 through 1996 in a concise but still quite complete way, it fulfills this task in a superb way." Physicalia

"¿ A comprehensive survey of essentially all recent research undertaken in string theory and related fields¿ the author¿s ability to present such an enormous variety of material is astonishing, resulting in a book that is up-to-date and thorough." Physics Today

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, City College of the City University of New York, New York, USA

    Michio Kaku

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Strings, Conformal Fields, and M-Theory

  • Authors: Michio Kaku

  • Series Title: Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0503-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-98892-4Published: 17 December 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-6792-8Published: 04 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-0503-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0938-037X

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XV, 531

  • Topics: Quantum Physics, Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics

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