The birth of string theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2008-11-26 v1
Abstract
In this contribution we go through the developments that in the years 1968 to 1974 led from the Veneziano model to the bosonic string.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0704.0101,
title = {The birth of string theory},
author = {Paolo Di Vecchia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0704.0101},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
Latex 60 pages, 2 figures, uses svmult.cls. Contribution to the volume "String theory and fundamental interactions", dedicated to Gabriele Veneziano on his 65th birthday.