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Gravity And Strings

Gravity And Strings - Thryft
Gravity And Strings - Thryft
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Gravity And Strings

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ISBN: 9780521824750

Description

One appealing feature of string theory is that it provides a theory of
quantum gravity. Gravity and Strings is a self-contained, pedagogical
exposition of this theory, its foundations and its basic results. In Part
I, the foundations are traced back to the very early special-relativistic
field theories of gravity, showing how such theories lead to general
relativity. Gauge theories of gravity are then discussed and used to
introduce supergravity theories. In Part II, some of the most interesting
solutions of general relativity and its generalizations are studied. The
final Part presents and studies string theory from the effective action
point of view, using the results found earlier in the book as background.
This 2004 book will be useful as a reference book for graduate students and
researchers, as well as a complementary textbook for courses on gravity,
supergravity and string theory.


Author: Tomás Ortín
Publication Date: 2004
 
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