%0 Journal Article %1 Tong2009 %A Tong, David %D 2009 %K string theory %T Lectures on String Theory %U http://arxiv.org/abs/0908.0333 %X This is a one semester course on bosonic string theory aimed at beginning graduate students. The lectures assume a working knowledge of quantum field theory and general relativity. Contents: 1. The Classical String 2. The Quantum String 3. Open Strings and D-Branes 4. Introducing Conformal Field Theory 5. The Polyakov Path Integral and Ghosts 6. String Interactions 7. The Low-Energy Effective Action 8. Compactification and T-Duality

@article{Tong2009, abstract = { This is a one semester course on bosonic string theory aimed at beginning graduate students. The lectures assume a working knowledge of quantum field theory and general relativity. Contents: 1. The Classical String 2. The Quantum String 3. Open Strings and D-Branes 4. Introducing Conformal Field Theory 5. The Polyakov Path Integral and Ghosts 6. String Interactions 7. The Low-Energy Effective Action 8. Compactification and T-Duality }, added-at = {2009-08-06T10:22:00.000+0200}, author = {Tong, David}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/22b7cc03ff71825229344ffc3fa71ec8e/jpschaar}, description = {Lectures on String Theory}, interhash = {5f906852388f2d09dfe3319456cf3f83}, intrahash = {2b7cc03ff71825229344ffc3fa71ec8e}, keywords = {string theory}, note = {cite arxiv:0908.0333 Comment: 210ish pages, lots of figures. These lectures were given in Part III of the Mathematical Tripos at the University of Cambridge. Individual chapters can be downloaded from http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/string.html . The notes on the course webpage will be updated more frequently than those on the arXiv}, timestamp = {2009-08-06T10:22:00.000+0200}, title = {Lectures on String Theory}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0908.0333}, year = 2009 }