Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Historical Introduction and Overview
- Part I Strings in Flat Backgrounds
- 2 The Classical Closed Bosonic String
- 3 Free Bosonic Quantum Field Theory
- 4 Covariant Quantization
- 5 Light-Cone Quantization
- 6 Branes and Quantization of Open Strings
- 7 Open Strings and Gauge Theory
- 8 Free Fermionic Quantum Field Theory
- 9 Supersymmetry in 10 Dimensions
- 10 Construction of Type IIA/B Superstrings
- 11 Branes in Type II Superstring Theory
- 12 Construction of Heterotic Superstrings
- Part II Strings in Curved Backgrounds
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - Free Bosonic Quantum Field Theory
from Part I - Strings in Flat Backgrounds
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2017
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Historical Introduction and Overview
- Part I Strings in Flat Backgrounds
- 2 The Classical Closed Bosonic String
- 3 Free Bosonic Quantum Field Theory
- 4 Covariant Quantization
- 5 Light-Cone Quantization
- 6 Branes and Quantization of Open Strings
- 7 Open Strings and Gauge Theory
- 8 Free Fermionic Quantum Field Theory
- 9 Supersymmetry in 10 Dimensions
- 10 Construction of Type IIA/B Superstrings
- 11 Branes in Type II Superstring Theory
- 12 Construction of Heterotic Superstrings
- Part II Strings in Curved Backgrounds
- Bibliography
- Index
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- A Primer on String Theory , pp. 23 - 31Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017