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Introduction to Superstrings and M-Theory
Called by some "the theory of everything," superstrings may solve a problem which has eluded physicists for the past 50 years -- the final unification of the two great theories of the twentieth century, general relativity and quantum field theory. This is a course-tested comprehensive introductory graduate text on superstrings which stresses the most current areas of interest, not covered in other presentation, including: string field theory, multi loops, Teichmueller spaces, conformal field theory, and four-dimensional strings. The book begins with a simple discussion of point particle theory, and uses the Feynman path integral technique to unify the presentation of superstrings. Prerequisites are an aquaintance with quantum mechanics and relativity. This second edition has been revised and updated throughout.
604 pages, Hardcover
First published December 31, 1989
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Michio Kaku
53 books6,938 followers(Arabic: ميشيو كاكو
Russian: Митио Каку
Chinese: 加來道雄)
Dr. Michio Kaku is an American theoretical physicist at the City College of New York , best-selling author, a futurist, and a communicator and popularizer of science. He has written several books about physics and related topics of science.
He has written two New York Times Best Sellers, Physics of the Impossible (2008) and Physics of the Future (2011).
Dr. Michio is the co-founder of string field theory (a branch of string theory), and continues Einstein’s search to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into one unified theory.
Kaku was a Visitor and Member (1973 and 1990) at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and New York University. He currently holds the Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics at the City College of New York.
Russian: Митио Каку
Chinese: 加來道雄)
Dr. Michio Kaku is an American theoretical physicist at the City College of New York , best-selling author, a futurist, and a communicator and popularizer of science. He has written several books about physics and related topics of science.
He has written two New York Times Best Sellers, Physics of the Impossible (2008) and Physics of the Future (2011).
Dr. Michio is the co-founder of string field theory (a branch of string theory), and continues Einstein’s search to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into one unified theory.
Kaku was a Visitor and Member (1973 and 1990) at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and New York University. He currently holds the Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics at the City College of New York.
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December 31, 2022
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A very in depth, concise and dense exposition by my favorite popular science author in which he dissects one of my favourite hypothesis in theoretical physics. Albeit dated, I immensely enjoyed both the equations and insights I got from this.
Highly recommended for anyone looking for a complex look at things like Branes, String theory, Hamiltonian and Hilbert spaces, etc.
A very in depth, concise and dense exposition by my favorite popular science author in which he dissects one of my favourite hypothesis in theoretical physics. Albeit dated, I immensely enjoyed both the equations and insights I got from this.
Highly recommended for anyone looking for a complex look at things like Branes, String theory, Hamiltonian and Hilbert spaces, etc.
September 4, 2013
Since Carl Sagan died, there is nobody out there comparable in my mind to Michio Kaku in putting Physics back into the popular arena. Kaku makes even the most complicated subjects understandable, the true mark of genius.
July 3, 2013
This is a textbook so I jumped around quite a bit. I love anything my Michio Kaku. Brilliant man.
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