Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction

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graduate-level textbook physics book textbook

Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction is a foundational graduate-level textbook that systematically presents the basic concepts, mathematical framework, and physical motivations of superstring theory.

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Label	Occurrences
Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction canonical	3
Superstring Theory (two-volume textbook)	1
Superstring Theory (with John H. Schwarz and Edward Witten)	1

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A. The Quantum Theory of Fields
The Quantum Theory of Fields is Steven Weinberg’s influential multi-volume textbook that systematically develops modern quantum field theory and its applications to particle physics.
B. string theory
String theory is a theoretical framework in physics that models fundamental particles as one-dimensional vibrating strings in an attempt to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity.
C. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
D. Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays is a 1993 collection of popular-science essays and reflections by physicist Stephen Hawking, exploring cosmology, black holes, and his personal life and ideas.
E. Calabi–Yau manifold
A Calabi–Yau manifold is a special type of complex manifold with vanishing first Chern class that plays a central role in string theory compactifications and complex algebraic geometry.
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Target entity: Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction
Target entity description: Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction is a foundational graduate-level textbook that systematically presents the basic concepts, mathematical framework, and physical motivations of superstring theory.

A. The Quantum Theory of Fields
The Quantum Theory of Fields is Steven Weinberg’s influential multi-volume textbook that systematically develops modern quantum field theory and its applications to particle physics.
B. string theory
String theory is a theoretical framework in physics that models fundamental particles as one-dimensional vibrating strings in an attempt to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity.
C. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
D. Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays is a 1993 collection of popular-science essays and reflections by physicist Stephen Hawking, exploring cosmology, black holes, and his personal life and ideas.
E. Calabi–Yau manifold
A Calabi–Yau manifold is a special type of complex manifold with vanishing first Chern class that plays a central role in string theory compactifications and complex algebraic geometry.
F. None of above. chosen

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instanceOf	graduate-level textbook ⓘ physics book ⓘ textbook ⓘ
countryOfPublication	United Kingdom ⓘ
educationalLevel	graduate ⓘ
field	string theory ⓘ superstring theory ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ
focus	basic concepts of superstring theory ⓘ mathematical framework of superstring theory ⓘ physical motivations of superstring theory ⓘ
hasAuthor	Edward Witten ⓘ John H. Schwarz ⓘ Michael B. Green ⓘ
hasCompanionVolume	Superstring Theory, Volume 2: Loop Amplitudes, Anomalies and Phenomenology ⓘ
hasSubtitle	Introduction ⓘ
isWidelyUsedAs	standard reference in superstring theory ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
partOfSeries	Superstring Theory ⓘ linked to: string theory
publisher	Cambridge University Press ⓘ
subject	BRST quantization of strings ⓘ bosonic string ⓘ closed strings ⓘ compactification basics ⓘ conformal field theory ⓘ critical dimensions of string theory ⓘ gauge symmetries in string theory ⓘ open strings ⓘ perturbative string theory ⓘ quantization of the bosonic string ⓘ quantization of the superstring ⓘ quantum theory of strings ⓘ string boundary conditions ⓘ string interactions ⓘ string scattering amplitudes ⓘ string spectra ⓘ string world-sheet symmetries ⓘ superstring ⓘ supersymmetry in string theory ⓘ world-sheet formulation of string theory ⓘ
typicalAudience	graduate students in theoretical physics ⓘ researchers in string theory ⓘ
usesMathematicalTools	differential geometry ⓘ group theory ⓘ quantum field theory ⓘ
volumeNumber	1 ⓘ

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Michael Green → hasPublication → Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction ⓘ

Michael Green → hasPublication → Superstring Theory (with John H. Schwarz and Edward Witten) ⓘ

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Superstring Theory, Volume 2: Loop Amplitudes, Anomalies and Phenomenology → isFollowUpTo → Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction ⓘ

Superstring Theory, Volume 2: Loop Amplitudes, Anomalies and Phenomenology → hasCompanionVolume → Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction ⓘ

Michael B. Green → notableWork → Superstring Theory (two-volume textbook) ⓘ