String Theory - Books, EBooks, Websites... ??

[prashanthnb]

Hi all,

I am looking for any material (mainly books) on String theory/Brane theory. Any idea where i can get them? Books with mathematical expressions and equations are better...

 

Thanks in advance..

[RyanJ]

Well. As far as books go you can't go wrong with Brian Greene's books called "The Fabric of the Cosmos" (ISBN-13: 978-0141011110) and "The Elegant Universe" (ISBN-13: 978-0393058581). Those should be a good start as long as you're not interested in anything too technical.

[ajb]

All these books can be found on Amazon.

 

A First Course in String Theory (Hardcover)

Barton Zwiebach

Hardcover: 696 pages

Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (22 Jan 2009)

Language English

ISBN-10: 0521880327

ISBN-13: 978-0521880329

 

 

String Theory: Introduction to the Bosonic String v. 1 (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics) (Paperback)

Joseph Polchinski

Paperback: 424 pages

Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Pbk. Ed edition (6 Feb 2005)

Language English

ISBN-10: 0521672279

ISBN-13: 978-0521672276

 

 

String Theory: Superstring Theory and Beyond v .2 (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics) (Paperback)

Joseph Polchinski

Paperback: 552 pages

Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Pbk. Ed edition (6 Feb 2005)

Language English

ISBN-10: 0521672287

ISBN-13: 978-0521672283

 

 

An Introduction to String Theory and D-brane Dynamics (Hardcover)

Richard J. Szabo

Hardcover: 140 pages

Publisher: Imperial College Press; illustrated edition edition (14 Jun 2004)

Language English

ISBN-10: 1860944272

ISBN-13: 978-186094427

 

 

Not specifically string theory, but does include aspects of string theory and related material

 

Quantum Field Theory: A Modern Introduction (Paperback)

Michio Kaku

Paperback: 804 pages

Publisher: OUP USA; New edition edition (6 Oct 1994)

Language English

ISBN-10: 0195091582

ISBN-13: 978-0195091588

 

 

Geometry, Topology and Physics (Graduate Student Series in Physics) (Paperback)

M. Nakahara

Paperback: 596 pages

Publisher: Taylor & Francis; 2 edition (Sep 2002)

Language English

ISBN-10: 0750306068

ISBN-13: 978-0750306065

 

 

I can also recommend other book on specific topics in string theory and related things in quantum field theory and mathematics. All of the books above I have used and can personally recommend, but remember there are plenty of other books out there.

[Severian]

These lectures by Angel Uranga are pretty good (and free!)

[ajb]

I must also point you to

 

1) The official string theory website.

2) String Theory Wiki.

3) Spires HEP reviews of String Theory.

 

Also on the ArXiv

 

D-Brane Primer

Clifford V. Johnson

arXiv:hep-th/0007170v3

 

TASI Lectures on D-Branes

Joseph Polchinski

arXiv:hep-th/9611050v2

 

BUSSTEPP Lectures on String Theory

Richard J. Szabo

arXiv:hep-th/0207142v1

[seouldavid]

The following site contains some lectures on String Theory from CERN - introduction to string theory, string theory, string theory for pedestrians etc.

 

http://www.infocobuild.com/education/audio-video-courses/physics/string-theory-cern.html

[pel blog]

Useful eBooks find here

 

http://physicsebooklibrary.blogspot.com/

[DrRocket]

Hi all,

I am looking for any material (mainly books) on String theory/Brane theory. Any idea where i can get them? Books with mathematical expressions and equations are better...

 

Thanks in advance..

String Theory and M-Theory: A Modern Introduction by Becker, Becker and Schwarz

 

Superstring Theory by Green, Schwarz and Witten (2 vols)

Edited August 21, 2011 by DrRocket

[ajb]

Superstring Theory by Green, Schwarz and Witten (2 vols)

 

The old testament of string theory. This predates the 1995 second string revolution which hailed in a new era of M-branes. However, it is still used and is very useful book.