books by Joseph Polchinski

books by Joseph Polchinski

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String Theory, Vol. 2 (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)

Joseph Polchinski

Cambridge University Press, 2005

Perfect book!
Reading this book is the easiest way to become familiar with various topics that seemed to be extremely difficult before. The reader then shouldn't have any problems with understanding current research papers.

String Theory (2 Volume Set) (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)

Joseph Polchinski

Cambridge University Press, 1998

Great value
This 2 volume set is truly a great deal, since it probably is the best book on the subject. The first volume introduces the bosonic string thoroughly. There are problem sections in each chapter, but no answers. At the end of the book, there is a list of key concepts, ...

String Theory, Vol. 1 (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)

Joseph Polchinski

Cambridge University Press, 2005

Enlightening text on a murky topic
This book succeeds in what seems to be the impossible. It actually presents a clear, up to date, and entertaining version of a field that is still very much in a state of active research and is still, after all these years, on quite uncertain ground. By studying ...

Recent Directions in Particle Theory: From Superstrings and Black Holes to the Standard Model : Proceedings ...
Jeffrey Harvey

World Scientific Pub Co Inc, 1993

Presents the proceedings of TASI 92. Contributors discuss areas including: new rules for perturbative gauge theories; critical strings; topological field theory; nonperturbative Baryon number violation; and string compactification.