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String Theory . PHYS 230B
Introduction to string theory. Bosonic and super string theories and their spectra. String perturbation theory and conformal field theory. Nonlinear sigma models and spacetime structure. String compactifications and unification of forces. Non-perturbative results and methods; dualities and branes.
Prerequisites: Physics 221B and 231B.
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PHYS 230B
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