- Lecturer: Sakura Schafer-Nameki
General Prerequisites:
Prequels/Pre-requisites: Quantum Field Theory, and Advanced Quantum Field Theory for Particle Physics, Supersymmetry and Supergravity
Course Term: Trinity
Course Lecture Information: 16 lectures
Course Weight: 1
Course Overview:
16 lectures.
Areas: PT
Areas: PT
Course Synopsis:
Classical superstring action, RNS string, quantization and GSO-projection; 10d superstrings: Type IIA, IIB, I and Heterotic strings; Open strings and D-branes; Supergravities and spacetime effective actions, M-theory and 11d supergravity; Compactifications; Dualities between string theories.
Class tutor is Lea Bottini and the TA is Adam Kmec.
Classes will be:
Tutorial 1: 11/05/23 (week 3) from 15.30 to 17.00 in C3
Tutorial 2: 18/05/23 (week 4) from 15.30 to 17.00 in C3
Tutorial 3: 25/05/23 (week 5) from 11.00 to 12.30 in C4
Tutorial 4: 01/06/23 (week 6) from 10.00 to 11.30 in C4
The hand in deadline for the problem sets is 48 hours before the class.
Class tutor is Lea Bottini and the TA is Adam Kmec.
Classes will be:
Tutorial 1: 11/05/23 (week 3) from 15.30 to 17.00 in C3
Tutorial 2: 18/05/23 (week 4) from 15.30 to 17.00 in C3
Tutorial 3: 25/05/23 (week 5) from 11.00 to 12.30 in C4
Tutorial 4: 01/06/23 (week 6) from 10.00 to 11.30 in C4
The hand in deadline for the problem sets is 48 hours before the class.