From Dual Models to String Theory
History and Philosophy of Physics
2008-02-25 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Algebra
Abstract
A personal view is given of the development of string theory out of dual models, including the analysis of the structure of the physical states and the proof of the No-Ghost Theorem, the quantization of the relativistic string, and the calculation of fermion-fermion scattering.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0802.3249,
title = {From Dual Models to String Theory},
author = {Peter Goddard},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.3249},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
A contribution to the volume "The Birth of String Theory"