UNRAVEL the mystery of STRING THEORY
Trying to understand string theory but ending up with your brain in knots? Here's your lifeline! This straightforward guide explains the fundamental principles behind this cutting-edge concept.
String Theory Demystified elucidates the goal of the theory--to combine general relativity and quantum theory into a single, unified framework. You'll learn about classical strings, conformal field theory, quantization, compactification, and T duality. The book covers supersymmetry and superstrings, D-branes, the holographic principle, and cosmology. Hundreds of examples and illustrations make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce learning.
This fast and easy guide offers:
Numerous figures to illustrate key concepts
Sample problems with worked solutions
Coverage of equations of motion, the energy-momentum tensor, and conserved currents
A discussion of the Randall-Sundrum model
A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work
Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, String Theory Demystified is your key to comprehending this theory of everything.
David McMahon has worked for several years as a physicist and researcher at Sandia National Laboratories. He is the author of Linear Algebra Demystified, Quantum Mechanics Demystified, Relativity Demystified, MATLAB Demystified, and Complex Variables Demystified, among other successful titles.
Keywords: PHYSICS, STRING THEORY, GENERAL RELATIVITY, PARTICLE PHYSICS, QUANTUM FIELD THEORY, SUPERSTRINGS, D-BRANES, RELATIVITY, CLASSICAL STRINGS, CONFORMAL FIELD THEORY, QUANTIZATION, COMPACTIFICATION, T DUALITY, SUPERSYMMETRY, HOLOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLE, COSMOLOGY, EQUATIONS OF MOTION, THE ENERGY-MOMENTUM TENSOR, CONSERVED CURRENTS, RANDALL-SUNDRUM MODEL, QUARKS, LEPTONS, NEUTRINO PHYSICS, QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS, ELECTROWEAK THEORY, LAGRANGIAN, HAMILTONIAN, EULER-LAGRANGE EQUATIONS, NOETHER'S THEOREM, KLIEN-GORDON EQUATION, DIRAC EQUATION, ANTIPARTICLES, FEYNMAN DIAGRAMS, LIGHT CONE PHYSICS, LORENTZ GENERATORS, PATH INTEGRALS, FIFTH DIMENSION, M-THEORY, PARTICLE COLLIDER, BLACK HOLES, POLYAKOV PATH INTEGRAL, LOOP AMPLITUDES, DARK ENERGY, DARK MATTER, COLLEGE PHYSICS, SCHAUM'S OUTLINE OF MATHEMATICS FOR PHYSICS STUDENTS, SCHAUM'S OUTLINE OF COLLEGE PHYSICS, SCHAUM'S OUTLINE OF APPLIED PHYSICS, SCHAUM'S EASY OUTLINE OF QUANTUM MECHANICS, THERMODYNAMICS FOR ENGINEERS, QUANTUM MECHANICS DEMYSTIFIED, SCHAUM'S OUTLINE OF THERMODYNAMICS FOR ENGINEERS, SCHAUM'S OUTLINE OF THERMODYNAMICS WITH CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS, QUANTUM MECHANICS DEMYSTIFIED, QUANTUM FIELD THEORY DEMYSTIFIED, ADVANCED CALCULUS DEMYSTIFIED, CIRCUIT ANALYSIS DEMYSTIFIED, PHYSICS DEMYSTIFIED, ADVANCED PHYSICS DEMYSTIFIED, STATICS AND DYNAMICS DEMYSTIFIED, 0071478833 SIGNALS & SYSTEMS DEMYSTIFIED