Johnson C.V. D-Branes

Cambridge University Press, 2003 — 574 pp. — (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics). — ISBN: 9780521809122.This book focuses on the technology of D-branes in Superstring and M-theory, presenting the main ideas and recent discoveries in a pedagogical manner. It will serve as an introduction to welcome and guide newcomers to this exciting field, and an indispensible reference for seasoned practitioners. The book starts by introducing the key features of string theory and the theoretical tools needed to get to grips with D-branes. It then builds up the subject in a logical way, discussing further aspects of string theory and advanced applications as the text progresses.The first comprehensive guide to the powerful research tool of D-brane technology
Covers key aspects of current research in superstring and M-theory, quantum gravity and particle physics
Self-contained, pedagogical introduction with many worked examples and suggestions for problemsOverview and overture
Relativistic strings
A closer look at the world-sheet
Strings on circles and T-duality
Background fields and world-volume actions
D-branes tension and boundary states
Supersymmetric strings
Supersymmetric strings and T-duality
World-volume curvature couplings
The geometry of D-branes
Multiple D-branes and bound states
Strong coupling and string duality
D-branes and geometry I
K3 orientifolds and compactification
D-branes and geometry II
Towards M- and F-theory
D-branes and black holes
D-branes, gravity and gauge theory
The holographic renormalisation group
Taking stock