General
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- Lecturer: Profile: Xenia De La Ossa
Course information
General prerequisites:
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.
Section outline
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ClassesTutor: Oscar Lewis TA: Catherine Notman
- Thursday Week 3 14/05/2026 11-13 in classroom C4
- Thursday Week 4 21/05/2026 11-13 in classroom C4
- Thursday Week 6 04/06/2025 11-13 in classroom C4
Work must be handed in by Monday noon previous to the class
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References:
- R. Blumenhagen, D. Lüst, S. Theisen, “Basic Concepts of String Theory”
- M. Green, J. Schwarz, E. Witten, “Superstring Theory” (Vols 1 & 2)
- J. Polchinski, “String Theory” (Vol. 1 & 2)
- B. Zwiebach, “A First Course in String Theory”
Lecture Notes:
- T. Weigand, “Introduction to String Theory”, https://www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de/courses/weigand/Strings11-12.pdf
- A. Uranga, “Graduate Course in String Theory”, https://members.ift.uam-csic.es/auranga/firstpage.html