Download or read book The Mathematical Theory of Cosmic Strings written by M.R. Anderson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-05-06 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive survey of the current state of knowledge about the dynamics and gravitational properties of cosmic strings treated in the idealized classical approximation as line singularities described by the Nambu-Goto action. The author's purpose is to provide a standard reference to all work that has been published since the mid-1

Download or read book Cosmic Strings and Other Topological Defects written by A. Vilenkin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive introduction to the role of cosmic strings and other topological defects in the universe.

Download or read book The Formation and Evolution of Cosmic Strings written by G. W. Gibbons and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1990 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book String Cosmology written by Johanna Erdmenger and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-07-14 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This relatively new field applies equations from string theory to solve the questions of early cosmology, since the standard picture of our universe emerging from a 'big bang' leaves many fundamental issues unanswered. String theory, on the other hand, postulates that fundamental ingredients of nature are not zero-dimensional point particles but tiny one-dimensional filaments. This theory harmoniously unites quantum mechanics and general relativity -- the previously known laws of the small and the large -- which are otherwise incompatible. The field of string cosmology has matured considerably over the past few years, attracting many new adherents. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of the topic, it is difficult for practitioners to be conversant with all the many different aspects. This book thus fills a huge gap by bringing together all the different strains of research into one single volume. The resulting collection of selected articles presents the latest, ongoing results from renowned experts currently working in the field. From the contents: * Introduction to Cosmology and String Theory * String Inflation: Brane Inflation and Inflation from Moduli * Cosmic Superstrings * The CMB as a Possible Probe of String Theory * String Gas Cosmology * Gauge-gravity Duality and String Cosmology * Heterotic M-theory and C A welcome addition to the literature for graduate students, students in astronomy, astronomers, mathematicians and theoretical physicists.

Download or read book String Theory From Gauge Interactions to Cosmology written by Laurent Baulieu and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-06-26 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: String Theory is our current best candidate for the unification of all fundamental forces, including gravity, in a consistent quantum framework. In this collection of lectures delivered at the Cargèse Summer School "String Theory: from Gauge Interactions to Cosmology'', world leading experts provide an up-to-date survey of the latest developments in this topic, including the gauge/gravity correspondence, superstring cosmology and cosmic strings, topological string theory and matrix models, physics beyond the standard model and the landscape of vacua of string theory, conformal field theory and critical phenomena in statistical mechanics. Many more topics are also discussed in shorter contributions by School participants. Written with an emphasis on pedagogy, this volume will be a invaluable resource to students and experts alike.

Download or read book String Theory For Dummies written by Andrew Zimmerman Jones and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-11-16 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear, plain-English guide to this complex scientific theory String theory is the hottest topic in physics right now, with books on the subject (pro and con) flying out of the stores. String Theory For Dummies offers an accessible introduction to this highly mathematical "theory of everything," which posits ten or more dimensions in an attempt to explain the basic nature of matter and energy. Written for both students and people interested in science, this guide explains concepts, discusses the string theory's hypotheses and predictions, and presents the math in an approachable manner. It features in-depth examples and an easy-to-understand style so that readers can understand this controversial, cutting-edge theory.

Download or read book Inflation and String Theory written by Daniel Baumann and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible volume provides a modern treatment of the cosmological and string-theoretic background necessary to understand inflation in string theory.

Download or read book The Shape of Inner Space written by Shing-Tung Yau and published by Il Saggiatore. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leading mind behind the mathematics of string theory discusses how geometry explains the universe we see. Illustrations.

Download or read book Advances in String Theory written by Eric R. Sharpe and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Over the past decade string theory has had an increasing impact on many areas of physics: high energy and hadronic physics, gravitation and cosmology, mathematical physics and even condensed matter physics. The impact has been through many major conceptual and methodological developments in quantum field theory in the past fifteen years. In addition, string theory has exerted a dramatic influence on developments in contemporary mathematics, including Gromov-Witten theory, mirror symmetry in complex and symplectic geometry, and important ramifications in enumerative geometry." "This volume is derived from a conference of younger leading practitioners around the common theme: "What is string theory?" The talks covered major current topics, both mathematical and physical, related to string theory. Graduate students and research mathematicians interested in string theory in mathematics and physics will be interested in this workshop."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book A Mathematical Introduction to String Theory written by Sergio Albeverio and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-07-17 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the mathematical aspects of string theory.

Download or read book A First Course in String Theory written by Barton Zwiebach and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-22 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: String theory made understandable. Barton Zwiebach is once again faithful to his goal of making string theory accessible to undergraduates. He presents the main concepts of string theory in a concrete and physical way to develop intuition before formalism, often through simplified and illustrative examples. Complete and thorough in its coverage, this new edition now includes AdS/CFT correspondence and introduces superstrings. It is perfectly suited to introductory courses in string theory for students with a background in mathematics and physics. New sections cover strings on orbifolds, cosmic strings, moduli stabilization, and the string theory landscape. Now with almost 300 problems and exercises, with password-protected solutions for instructors at www.cambridge.org/zwiebach.

Download or read book Basic Concepts of String Theory written by Ralph Blumenhagen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 787 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to thoroughly prepare the reader for research in string theory at an intermediate level. As such it is not a compendium of results but intended as textbook in the sense that most of the material is organized in a pedagogical and self-contained fashion. Beyond the basics, a number of more advanced topics are introduced, such as conformal field theory, superstrings and string dualities - the text does not cover applications to black hole physics and cosmology, nor strings theory at finite temperatures. End-of-chapter references have been added to guide the reader wishing to pursue further studies or to start research in well-defined topics covered by this book.

Download or read book String Theory From Gauge Interactions to Cosmology written by France) (2004 NATO Advanced Study Institute on String Theory: From Gauge Interactions to Cosmology Cargèse and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Gravity and Strings written by Tomás Ortín and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 1043 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-contained and comprehensive, this definitive new edition provides a complete overview of the intersection of gravity, supergravity, and superstrings.

Download or read book Why String Theory written by Joseph Conlon and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physics World's 'Book of the Year' for 2016 An Entertaining and Enlightening Guide to the Who, What, and Why of String Theory, now also available in an updated reflowable electronic format compatible with mobile devices and e-readers. During the last 50 years, numerous physicists have tried to unravel the secrets of string theory. Yet why do these scientists work on a theory lacking experimental confirmation? Why String Theory? provides the answer, offering a highly readable and accessible panorama of the who, what, and why of this large aspect of modern theoretical physics. The author, a theoretical physics professor at the University of Oxford and a leading string theorist, explains what string theory is and where it originated. He describes how string theory fits into physics and why so many physicists and mathematicians find it appealing when working on topics from M-theory to monsters and from cosmology to superconductors.

Download or read book Black Holes and Cosmic Strings Revisited written by Reinoud Jan Slagter and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-05-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are at a turning point in the history of physics. Fundamental problems at the foundation of physics are being shaken to their core. These foundations are quantum mechanics (QM) and Einstein's general theory of relativity (GRT). The former is an extremely accurate description of small-scale physics, such as the behaviour of subatomic particles or electromagnetic radiation. This theory is being tested in all disciplines of physics. The second describes the large-scale world, for example the movement of celestial bodies due to gravitational forces or the expansion of our universe. Einstein's theory has also been very well confirmed by experiments. Their mathematical language is very elegant, but very different. GRT is a deterministic theory, which means that the state of the universe at any given time and the fundamental laws of physics fully determine the past history and future evolution of the universe. QM, on the other hand, is based on probabilities, which means that reality arises when the observer participates in the event. One can accept this fundamental difference and continue research in both fields. However, physicists have an irresistible urge to fathom this difference. This is the "holy grail", a "theory of everything" (TOE). To date, there is no TOE. Unified mathematics must describe a new field of research, the field of quantum gravity. To achieve unification, one can adapt GRT or QM. Both methods have their advantages and pitfalls. An obvious question is why is it so difficult to achieve these unifications? A huge number of prominent theoretical physicists are working in this area of theoretical physics, a very complicated task. First of all, you use approximation schemes, which are not always the best method. For example, you come up against the non-renormalizability of the fields. We know that QM is the best model we have. It is a solid model and it explains the behaviour of elementary particles to a very high degree of accuracy. So it is a logical step to try to incorporate gravitational effects into an extended quantum model. The discovery of the graviton, the intended "carrier" of the gravitational force and comparable to the photon, made this route plausible. But the problems along this path are enormous. Adapting QM is like swearing in church. Are there alternatives? In this book we try to explain that there is an alternative. We will focus on black hole physics, because it is thought that understanding the quantum effects near the horizon of a black hole will lead to a quantum gravity theory. First, the model must retain unitarity and renormalizability. This can be done by imposing the topological boundary condition of an antipodal mapping. Secondly, local conformal symmetry is applied, which is spontaneously broken when a mass term is added to the Lagrangian. Finally, we build our model on a warped five-dimensional spacetime. This opens up new possibilities. It turns out that an exact instanton solution can be found, valid on the warped spacetime and the effective 4D induced Riemannian spacetime. The antipodal boundary condition can then be enforced on the embedded hypersurface of a Klein bottle. This approach solves many problems that plague the description of Hawking radiation. We exploit the non-orientability of the Klein surface to keep the incoming Hawking particle pure. We also treat the self-gravitating cosmic string, because this interesting object is closely related to the axially symmetric Kerr black hole.

Download or read book The Cosmic Landscape written by Leonard Susskind and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 2008-12-14 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his first book ever, the father of string theory reinvents the world's concept of the known universe and man's unique place within it. Line drawings.