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8.821 String Theory
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Not offered academic year 2023-2024Graduate (Fall)
Prereq: 8.324
Units: 3-0-9
Credit cannot also be received for 8.251 http://web.mit.edu/physics/subjects/index.html
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An introduction to string theory. Basics of conformal field theory; light-cone and covariant quantization of the relativistic bosonic string; quantization and spectrum of supersymmetric 10-dimensional string theories; T-duality and D-branes; toroidal compactification and orbifolds; 11-dimensional supergravity and M-theory. Meets with 8.251 when offered concurrently.
H. Liu