String Theory I (2025-26)

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  Lectures:  Wednesday 4-5pm (room L5 AWB)

                   Thursday 12-1pm (room L1 AWB)
  
  

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    Notes available online:

    • D. Tong, "String Theory", https://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/string.html
      
    • 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
      

    Further references:

    • R. Blumenhagen, D. Lüst, S. Theisen, “Basic Concepts of String Theory”
      
    • M. Green, J. Schwarz, E. Witten, “Superstring Theory” (Vol. I)
      
    • J. Polchinski, “String Theory” (Vol. I)
      
    • B. Zwiebach, “A First Course in String Theory”
      

    
    

    
    

    
    

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  • Select activity 2023 Lecture Notes by Ling Lin

    

    2023 Lecture Notes by Ling Lin File

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    Registration start: Monday, 12 January 2026, 12:00 PM

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