An Unreasonably Quick Introduction to String Theory, Conformal Field Theory and Geometry
High Energy Physics - Theory
2024-07-10 v1
Abstract
A very quick introduction to the bosonic string, conformal field theory, the superstring and geometry. No background in quantum field theory is assumed and the omissions are vast. Based on four lectures at the 2024 Physical Mathematics of Quantum Field Theory Summer School.
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@article{arxiv.2407.06856,
title = {An Unreasonably Quick Introduction to String Theory, Conformal Field Theory and Geometry},
author = {Paul S. Aspinwall},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.06856},
year = {2024}
}
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37 pages