PHYS 7661

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PHYS 7661
Advanced Topics in High-Energy Particle Theory

Course information provided by the 2017-2018 Catalog.

This course will cover string theory, from the fundamentals to areas of current research interest.  Topics will include quantization of the bosonic string, the Polyakov path integral, D-branes, orbifolds and orientifolds, and quantization of superstrings.  More advanced topics such as dualities, M-theory, AdS/CFT, and Calabi-Yau compactifications will be included as time permits.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: PHYS 7652.

When Offered Fall, spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17001 PHYS 7661   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person