Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction
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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.
All labels observed (2)
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| Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction canonical | 3 |
| Superstring Theory (with John H. Schwarz and Edward Witten) | 1 |
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Target entity: Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction Context triple: [Michael Green, hasPublication, Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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physics book ⓘ textbook ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationalLevel | graduate ⓘ |
| field |
string theory
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superstring theory ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| focus |
basic concepts of superstring theory
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mathematical framework of superstring theory ⓘ physical motivations of superstring theory ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Edward Witten
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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 |
string theory
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surface form:
Superstring Theory
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| publisher | Cambridge University Press ⓘ |
| subject |
BRST quantization of strings
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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
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researchers in string theory ⓘ |
| usesMathematicalTools |
differential geometry
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group theory ⓘ quantum field theory ⓘ |
| volumeNumber | 1 ⓘ |
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Superstring Theory (with John H. Schwarz and Edward Witten)
Superstring Theory, Volume 2: Loop Amplitudes, Anomalies and Phenomenology
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Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction
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Superstring Theory, Volume 2: Loop Amplitudes, Anomalies and Phenomenology
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Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction
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