Superstring Theory (WS17/18)

• Due to the "Reformationstag" holiday, there will be no lecture on the 31.10.17. The exercise sheet has to be handed in on the 30.10.17 in the R. 2.011 BCTP (at latest 17:00).
  

• The final exam has been fixed to: 2nd February 2018.
  

• Tutorial sessions will start on 26.10.17.
  

Groups

Group	Day	Time	Place	Tutor
Group 1	Thursday	12:00-14:00	Besprechungsraum (BCTP)	Cesar Fierro, Urmi Ninad

Exercise sheets

Exercise sheets will be handed out on Tuesdays in the lecture and on this webpage.
They should be returned one week later in the lecture on Tuesday, unless differently specified.

No	Exercise sheet
1	The Classical Bosonic String I
2	The Classical Bosonic String II
3	The Classical Virasoro Algebra
3.5	An Open String Configuration
4	Propagator of the Quantum Bosonic String
5	The Quantum Virasoro Algebra
6	The Critical Bosonic String
7	Ghosts & The Conformal Group
8	The Conformal Group in 2d
9	Vertex operators & Operator Algebra
10	2-pt Correlations & The Bosonic String CFT
11	2-to-2 Scattering of Tachyons

Requirements for the final exam (on 02.02.2018 from 12:00 to 15:00, Seminar room 1, BCTP)

In order to be admitted to the final exam the following requirements have to be met:

• Active participation in the tutorials.
• Solutions to the exercises have to be presented at least twice in the tutorials.
• Approx. 50% of the credits from all exercise sheets.

The module description from the syllabus is available here.

Time and Place for the Lectures

Tuesday 14:15 - 15:00, Lecture Hall 1, PI. & Friday 12:15 - 14:00, Lecture Hall 1, PI.

Prerequesites:

Quantum Field Theory, Group Theory, Advanced Quantum Field Theory, Theoretical Particle Physics.

Literature

• R. Blumenhagen, D. Lüst, S.Theisen "Basic Concepts of String Theory''.
• J. Polchinski, "String Theory", Vols 1 & 2.
• M.Green, J.Schwarz, E.Witten,"Superstring Theory'' Vols 1 & 2.
• K.Becker, M.Becker, J.Schwarz,"String Theory and M-Theory: A Modern Introduction''.
• C.Johnson, "D-Branes".
• S.Förste, ``Strings, Branes and Extra Dimensions''.
arXiv:hep-th/0110055
• P.Francesco, P.Mathieu, D.Senechal, "Conformal Field Theory''.
• P.Ginsparg, "Applied Conformal Field Theory''.
arXiv:hep-th/9108028
• H.P.Nilles , "Supersymmetry, supergravity and particle physics'', Phys. Rep. 110 (1984).
  
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