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Superstring theory in a nutshell

Abstract: The aim of this course is to introduce some of the most common technical tools in string theory. The tentative program is as follows:
  • Lect. 1: Canonical quantization: the string spectrum. Modern covariant quantization.
  • Lect. 2: Neveu-Schwarz and Ramond models. The GSO projection and the superstring spectrum.
  • Lect. 3: Bosonization equivalence in 2 dimensions. Spin fields.
  • Lect. 4: The one-loop partition function.
 
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