Author : Michio Kaku
Release : 2012-12-06
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 034/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Strings, Conformal Fields, and M-Theory by : Michio Kaku
Download or read book Strings, Conformal Fields, and M-Theory written by Michio Kaku. This book was released on 2012-12-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the foundations laid in his Introduction to Superstrings and M Theory, Professor Kaku discusses such topics as the classification of conformal string theories, knot theory, the Yang-Baxter relation, quantum groups, and the insights into 11-dimensional strings recently obtained from M-theory. New chapters discuss such topics as Seiberg-Witten theory, M theory and duality, and D-branes. Throughout, the author conveys the vitality of the current research and places readers at its forefront. Several chapters reviewing the fundamentals of string theory, making the presentation of the material self-contained while keeping overlap with the earlier book to a minimum.