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The birth of string theory
String theory is currently the best candidate for a unified theory of all forces and all forms of matter in nature. As such, it has become a focal point for physical and philosophical discussions. This unique book explores the history of the theory's early stages of development, as told by its...
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Cambridge University Press
2012
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author | Cappelli, Andrea Castellani, Elena Colomo, Filippo Di Vecchia, Paolo |
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description | String theory is currently the best candidate for a unified theory of all forces and all forms of matter in nature. As such, it has become a focal point for physical and philosophical discussions. This unique book explores the history of the theory's early stages of development, as told by its main protagonists. The book journeys from the first version of the theory (the so-called dual resonance model) in the late sixties, as an attempt to describe the physics of strong interactions outside the framework of quantum field theory, to its reinterpretation around the mid-seventies as a quantum theory of gravity unified with the other forces, and its successive developments up to the superstring revolution in 1984. Providing important background information to current debates on the theory, this book is essential reading for students and researchers in physics, as well as historians and philosophers of science. |
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spelling | cern-22947822021-04-21T19:00:30Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/2294782engCappelli, AndreaCastellani, ElenaColomo, FilippoDi Vecchia, PaoloThe birth of string theoryGeneral Theoretical PhysicsString theory is currently the best candidate for a unified theory of all forces and all forms of matter in nature. As such, it has become a focal point for physical and philosophical discussions. This unique book explores the history of the theory's early stages of development, as told by its main protagonists. The book journeys from the first version of the theory (the so-called dual resonance model) in the late sixties, as an attempt to describe the physics of strong interactions outside the framework of quantum field theory, to its reinterpretation around the mid-seventies as a quantum theory of gravity unified with the other forces, and its successive developments up to the superstring revolution in 1984. Providing important background information to current debates on the theory, this book is essential reading for students and researchers in physics, as well as historians and philosophers of science.Cambridge University Pressoai:cds.cern.ch:22947822012 |
spellingShingle | General Theoretical Physics Cappelli, Andrea Castellani, Elena Colomo, Filippo Di Vecchia, Paolo The birth of string theory |
title | The birth of string theory |
title_full | The birth of string theory |
title_fullStr | The birth of string theory |
title_full_unstemmed | The birth of string theory |
title_short | The birth of string theory |
title_sort | birth of string theory |
topic | General Theoretical Physics |
url | http://cds.cern.ch/record/2294782 |
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