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String Theory: Volume 1, An Introduction to the Bosonic String - Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics Polchinski, Joseph (University of California, Santa Barbara)
String Theory: Volume 1, An Introduction to the Bosonic String - Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
Polchinski, Joseph (University of California, Santa Barbara)
This 1998 volume provides a comprehensive account of the bosonic string, introducing the central ideas of string theory, based on the Polyakov path integral and conformal field theory. This is an essential text and reference for graduate students and researchers interested in modern superstring theory.
424 pages, 51 b/w illus. 103 exercises
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 2, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521672276 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 424 |
| Dimensions | 171 × 244 × 23 mm · 736 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Landshoff, P. V. |
| Series Editor | Nelson, David R. |
| Series Editor | Weinberg, S. |
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