Strings, Conformal Fields, and Topology

Download or read book Strings, Conformal Fields, and Topology written by Michio Kaku and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-02-22 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on the foundations laid in his earlier book "Introduction to Superstrings", Professor Kaku discusses such topics as the classification of conformal string theories, the non-polynomial closed string field theory, matrix models, and topological field theory. The presentation of the material is self-contained, and several chapters review material expounded in the earlier book. This book provides students with an understanding of the main areas of current progress in string theory, placing the reader at the forefront of current research.