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M-Theory and Quantum Geometry

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  • © 2000

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Editors:
  1. Lárus Thorlacius

    1. Science Institute, University of Iceland, Iceland

  2. Thordur Jonsson

    1. Science Institute, University of Iceland, Iceland

Part of the book series: Nato Science Series C: (ASIC, volume 556)

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The fundamental structure of matter and spacetime at the shortest length scales remains an exciting frontier of basic research in theoretical physics. A unifying theme in this area is the quantization of geometrical objects. The majority of lectures at the Advanced Study Institute on Quantum Ge­ ometry in Akureyri was on recent advances in superstring theory, which is the leading candidate for a unified description of all known elementary par­ ticles and interactions. The geometric concept of one-dimensional extended objects, or strings, has always been at the core of superstring theory but in recent years the focus has shifted to include also higher-dimensional ob­ jects, so called D-branes, which play a key role in the non-perturbative dynamics of the theory. A related development has seen the strong coupling regime of a given string theory identified with the weak coupling regime of what was previ­ ously believed to be a different theory, and a web of such" dualities" that interrelates all known superstring theories has emerged. The resulting uni­ fied theoretical framework, termed M-theory, has evolved at a rapid pace in recent years.

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. D Branes in String Theory, I

    • Paolo Di Vecchia, Antonella Liccardo
    Pages 1-60

  3. Moduli Spaces of Calabi-Yau Compactifications

    • Jan Louis
    Pages 61-90

  4. The M(Atrix) Model of M-Theory

    • Washington Taylor
    Pages 91-178

  5. The Holographic Principle

    • Daniela Bigatti, Leonard Susskind
    Pages 179-226

  6. Born-Infeld Actions and D-Brane Physics

    • Curtis G. Callan Jr.
    Pages 227-254

  7. Lectures on Superconformal Quantum Mechanics and Multi-Black Hole Moduli Spaces

    • Ruth Britto-Pacumio, Jeremy Michelson, Andrew Strominger, Anastasia Volovich
    Pages 255-284

  8. Large-N Gauge Theories

    • Yuri Makeenko
    Pages 285-354

  9. Introduction to Random Surfaces

    • Thordur Jonsson
    Pages 355-380

  10. Lorentzian and Euclidean Quantum Gravity — Analytical and Numerical Results

    • J. Ambjørn, J. Jurkiewicz, R. Loll
    Pages 381-450

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 451-454
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  • Science Institute, University of Iceland, Iceland

    Lárus Thorlacius, Thordur Jonsson

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