String Theory

Study of one-dimensional objects as fundamental building blocks

String Theory#

String theory proposes that the fundamental building blocks of the universe are one-dimensional strings rather than point-like particles.

Topics#

  • Classical String Theory
  • Bosonic String Theory
  • Superstring Theory
  • Type I String Theory
  • Type IIA String Theory
  • Type IIB String Theory
  • Heterotic String Theory
  • M-Theory
  • D-Branes
  • T-Duality
  • S-Duality
  • U-Duality
  • String Compactification
  • Calabi-Yau Manifolds
  • Mirror Symmetry
  • Conformal Field Theory
  • Quantum Gravity
  • Black Hole Entropy
  • Holographic Principle
  • AdS/CFT Correspondence
  • Matrix Theory
  • String Field Theory
  • Topological String Theory
  • String Phenomenology
  • String Cosmology
  • String Landscape
  • String Theory and Particle Physics
  • String Theory and Cosmology
  • String Theory and Mathematics
  • String Theory and Quantum Information

Resources#

Books#

  • String Theory and M-Theory: A Modern Introduction by Katrin Becker, Melanie Becker, and John H. Schwarz
  • A First Course in String Theory by Barton Zwiebach
  • String Theory in a Nutshell by Elias Kiritsis
  • String Theory by Joseph Polchinski
  • The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene

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