What is String Theory? by Joseph Polchinski

What is String Theory?
by Joseph Polchinski

Publisher: arXiv 1994
Number of pages: 154

Description:
The first part is an introduction to conformal field theory and string perturbation theory. The second part deals with the search for a deeper answer to the question posed in the title. Contents: Conformal Field Theory; String Theory; Vacua and Dualities; String Field Theory or Not String Field Theory; Matrix Models.