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LACES 2020

Lezioni Avanzate di Campi E Stringhe

Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical Physics, Arcetri  Italy
November, 30th - December, 18th

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Superstring Theory

Carlo Maccaferri - University of Turin

 
  Syllabus  
 
- Closed and open bosonic strings, D-branes

- Polyakov Path Integral and BRST quantization

- Two dimensional conformal field theories

- Type II superstrings

- BRST quantization of the superstring, ghosts, super ghosts and pictures

- Tree level amplitudes

- One loop vacuum amplitudes and modular invariance

- D-branes charges and open/closed channel duality

 
 
References

- J. Polchinski "String Theory", Cambridge University Press

- R. Blumenhagen, D. Luest, S. Theisen "Basic Concepts of String Theory", Springer-Verlag

- M. Green, J.H. Schwarz, E. Witten "Superstring Theory", Cambridge University Press  
 
 
 
  Lecture Notes
 
  Lecture 1, Lecture 2, Lecture 3, Lecture 4, Lecture 5, Lecture 6, Lecture 7, Lecture 8  
 
 
 
 
 
Organisers:
Alice Bernamonti
Davide Cassani
Carlo Maccaferri
Sara Pasquetti
Secretary:
Annalisa Anichini
Alessandra Gentili
Mauro Morandini
Housing:
Mirella Ridi
Computer assistance:
Alessio Attardi
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