Logo

String Theory and the Path to Unification

Small book cover: String Theory and the Path to Unification

String Theory and the Path to Unification
by

Publisher: arXiv
Number of pages: 104

Description:
This is a pedagogical review article surveying the various approaches towards understanding gauge coupling unification within string theory. The author provides an overview of the different approaches that have been taken in recent years.

Home page url

Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(1.4MB, PDF)

Similar books

Book cover: Inflation and String TheoryInflation and String Theory
by - arXiv
We review cosmological inflation and its realization in quantum field theory and string theory. We describe two intertwined approaches to the physics of inflation: from the bottom up in effective field theory, and from the top down in string theory.
(12326 views)
Book cover: D-Branes, Tachyons, and String Field TheoryD-Branes, Tachyons, and String Field Theory
by - arXiv
Introduction to tachyon condensation in Witten's cubic bosonic open string field theory. We use both the low-energy Yang-Mills description and the language of string field theory to explain the problem of tachyon condensation on unstable D-branes.
(9850 views)
Book cover: String Theory: a perspective over the last 25 yearsString Theory: a perspective over the last 25 years
by - arXiv
This text provides some historical background and then reviews developments in string theory over the last twenty-five years. Both perturbative and non-perturbative approaches are surveyed and their impact on how we view quantum gravity is analysed.
(12633 views)
Book cover: Introduction to String TheoryIntroduction to String Theory
by - Utrecht University
Contents: strings in QCD, the classical string, open and closed strings, quantization, Lorentz invariance, interactions and vertex operators, BRST quantization, the Polyakov path integral, T-Duality, complex coordinates, fermions in strings, etc.
(12068 views)