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    这套两卷本的《弦论》系统介绍了弦理论的各个方面。诺贝尔奖获得者Steven Weinberg教授称本书作者J.波钦斯基是弦理论最佳“入门”引导者，他发现的D-膜是研究各种不同弦理论之间的对偶关系的重要组成部分。此外，作者还有从繁杂的数学公式中发现其物理重要性并能清楚地向读者阐述的超人智慧。本套书是弦理论和数学物理中的诸多专家都公认的难得的佳作，值得每一位想学习和掌握弦理论的研究生和科研人员拥有。
    本书是其中的第2卷，为英文版。共分10章，内容包括I型和II型超级环、杂色线、超弦相互作用、D膜等。

Foreword
Preface
Notation
10 Type I and type II superstrings
  10.1  The superconformal algebra
  10.2  Ramond and Neveu-Schwarz sectors
  10.3  Vertex operators and bosonization
  10.4  The superconformal ghosts
  10.5  Physical states
  10.6  Superstring theories in ten dimensions
  10.7  Modular invariance
  10.8  Divergences of type I theory
  Exercises
11 The heterotic string
  11.1  World-sheet supersymmetries
  11.2  The SO(32) and E8 x E8 heterotic strings
  11.3  Other ten-dimensional heterotic strings
  11.4  A little Lie algebra
  11.5  Current algebras
  11.6  The bosonic construction and toroidal compactification
  Exercises
12 Superstring interactions
  12.1  Low energy supergravity
  12.2  Anomalies
  12.3  Superspace and superfields
  12.4  Tree-level amplitudes
  12.5  General amplitudes
  12.6  One-loop amplitudes
  Exercises
13 D-branes
  13.1  T-duality of type II strings
  13.2  T-duality of type I strings
  13.3  The D-brane charge and action
  13.4  D-brane interactions: statics
  13.5  D-brane interactions: dynamics
  13.6  D-brane interactions: bound states
  Exercises
14 Strings at strong coupling
  14.1  Type IIB string and SL(2,Z) duality
  14.2  U-duality
  14.3  SO(32) type I-heterotic duality
  14.4  Type IIA string and M-theory
  14.5  The E8 x Es heterotic string
  14.6  What is string theory?
  14.7  Is M for matrix?
  14.8  Black hole quantum mechanics
  Exercises
15 Advanced CFT
  15.1  Representations of the Virasoro algebra
  15.2  The conformal bootstrap
  15.3  Minimal models
  15.4  Current algebras
  15.5  Coset models
  15.6  Representations of the N=1 superconformal algebra
  15.7  Rational CFT
  15.8  Renormalization group flows
  15.9  Statistical mechanics
  Exercises
16 Orbifolds
  16.1  Orbifolds of the heterotic string
  16.2  Spacetime supersymmetry
  16.3  Examples
  16.4  Low energy field theory
  Exercises
17 Calabi-Yau compaetification
  17.1  Conditions for N=1 supersymmetry
  17.2  Calabi-Yau manifolds
  17.3  Massless spectrum
  17.4  Low energy field theory
  17.5  Higher corrections
  17.6  Generalizations
18 Physics in four dimensions
  18.1  Continuous and discrete symmetries
  18.2  Gauge symmetries
  18.3  Mass scales
  18.4  More on unification
  18.5  Conditions for spacetime supersymmetry
  18.6  Low energy actions
  18.7  Supersymmetry breaking in perturbation theory
  18.8  Supersymmetry beyond perturbation theory
  Exercises
19 Advanced topics
  19.1  The N=2 superconformal algebra
  19.2  Type II strings on Calabi-Yau manifolds
  19.3  Heterotic string theories with (2,2) SCFT
  19.4  N=2 minimal models
  19.5  Gepner models
  19.6  Mirror symmetry and applications
  19.7  The conifold
  19.8  String theories on K3
  19.9  String duality below ten dimensions
  19.10  Conclusion
  Exercises
Appendix B: Spinors and SUSY in various dimensions
  B.1  Spinors in various dimensions
  B.2  Introduction to supersymmetry: d=4
  B.3  Supersymmetry in d -- 2
  B.4  Differential forms and generalized gauge fields
  B.5  Thirty-two supersymmetries
  B.6  Sixteen supersymmetries
  B.7  Eight supersymmetries
  Exercises
References
Glossary
Index