| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 548 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics |
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Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics.
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| Contents |
Overview and overture -- Relativistic strings -- A closer look at the world-sheet -- Strings on circles and T-duality -- Background fields and world-volume actions -- D-branes tension and boundary states -- Supersymmetric strings -- Supersymmetric strings and T-duality -- World-volume curvature couplings -- The geometry of D-branes -- Multiple D-branes and bound states -- Strong coupling and string duality -- D-branes and geometry I -- K3 orientifolds and compactification -- D-branes and geometry II -- Towards M- and F-theory -- D-branes and black holes -- D-branes, gravity and gauge theory -- The holographic renormalisation group -- Taking stock |
| Summary |
A self-contained and pedagogical introduction to D-branes, their theory and applications. Covering the basics as well as advanced applications, this book will be suitable as a textbook for graduate courses and also a valuable reference for researchers. There is no other book devoted to the technology of D-branes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 510-528) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
D-branes.
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SCIENCE -- Waves & Wave Mechanics.
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D-branes.
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D-branes
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D-Brane
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Snaartheorie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511064020 |
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9780511064029 |
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0511057695 |
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9780511057694 |
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0511072481 |
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9780511072482 |
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9780511606540 |
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0511606540 |
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9780521809122 |
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0521809126 |
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