Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedcation
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Condensed Matter Models and Problems
- Part II Elements of General Relativity and String Theory
- 16 The Einstein Equation and the Schwarzschild Solution
- 17 The Reissner-Nordstrom and Kerr-Newman Solutions and Thermodynamic Properties of Black Holes
- 18 Extra Dimensions and Kaluza-Klein
- 19 Electromagnetism and Gravity in Various Dimensions, Consistent Truncations
- 20 Gravity Plus Matter: Black Holes and p-Branes in Various Dimensions
- 21 Weak/Strong Coupling Dualities in 1+1, 2+1, 3+1, and d+1 Dimensions
- 22 The Relativistic Point Particle and the Relativistic String
- 23 Lightcone Strings and Quantization
- 24 D-Branes and Gauge Fields
- 25 Electromagnetic Fields on D-Branes: Supersymmetry andN = 4 SYM, T-Duality of Closed Strings
- 26 Dualities and M Theory
- 27 The AdS/CFT Correspondence: Definition and Motivation
- Part III Applying String Theory to CondensedMatter Problems
- Part IV Advanced Applications
- References
- Index
22 - The Relativistic Point Particle and the Relativistic String
from Part II - Elements of General Relativity and String Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 October 2017
- Frontmatter
- Dedcation
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Condensed Matter Models and Problems
- Part II Elements of General Relativity and String Theory
- 16 The Einstein Equation and the Schwarzschild Solution
- 17 The Reissner-Nordstrom and Kerr-Newman Solutions and Thermodynamic Properties of Black Holes
- 18 Extra Dimensions and Kaluza-Klein
- 19 Electromagnetism and Gravity in Various Dimensions, Consistent Truncations
- 20 Gravity Plus Matter: Black Holes and p-Branes in Various Dimensions
- 21 Weak/Strong Coupling Dualities in 1+1, 2+1, 3+1, and d+1 Dimensions
- 22 The Relativistic Point Particle and the Relativistic String
- 23 Lightcone Strings and Quantization
- 24 D-Branes and Gauge Fields
- 25 Electromagnetic Fields on D-Branes: Supersymmetry andN = 4 SYM, T-Duality of Closed Strings
- 26 Dualities and M Theory
- 27 The AdS/CFT Correspondence: Definition and Motivation
- Part III Applying String Theory to CondensedMatter Problems
- Part IV Advanced Applications
- References
- Index
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- String Theory Methods for Condensed Matter Physics , pp. 256 - 268Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017