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String theory demystified

McMahon, David · New York : McGraw Hill, 2009

Publisher
New York : McGraw Hill, 2009
Physical description
306 pages
ISBN
0071498702 (pbk.);9780071498708 (pbk.)
Dewey classification
539.7258
Language
English

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001Control number15003
005Date and time of latest transaction23 Dec 2010, 08:55
008Fixed-length data elements080724s2009 nyua b 001 0 eng
010Library of Congress control number2008033008
015National bibliography numberGBA781175 bnb
016National bibliographic agency control number014056733 Uk
020International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
  • 0071498702 (pbk.)
  • 9780071498708 (pbk.)
035System control number
  • (OCoLC)236142650
  • (OCoLC)ocn236142650
040Cataloging sourceDLC DLC QBX BAKER CDX VP@ UKM DLC
041Language codeeng
050Library of Congress call numberQC794.6.S85 M396 2009
082Dewey Decimal call number539.7258 Str-D
100Main entry – personal nameMcMahon, David (David M.)
245Title statementString theory demystified / David McMahon.
260Publication, distribution, etc. (imprint)New York : McGraw Hill, 2009
300Physical descriptionxiii, 306 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
490Series statementDemystified series
504Bibliography, etc. noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [297]-298) and index.
505Formatted contents noteIntroduction -- The classical string I : equations of motion -- The classical string II : symmetries and worldsheet currents -- String quantization -- Conformal field theory part I -- BRST quantization -- RNS superstrings -- Compactification and T-duality -- Superstring theory continued -- A summary of superstring theory -- Type II string theories -- Heterotic string theory -- D-branes -- Black holes -- The holographic principle and AdS/CRT correspondance -- String theory and cosmology.
650Subject added entry – topical termString models.
830Series added entry – uniform titleMcGraw-Hill "Demystified" series.
999CollectionDownloads