A Brief History of String Theory From Dual Models to M-Theory /
During its forty year lifespan, string theory has always had the power to divide, being called both a 'theory of everything' and a 'theory of nothing'. Critics have even questioned whether it qualifies as a scientific theory at all. This book adopts an objective stance, standing...
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014. |
| Series: | The Frontiers Collection,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45128-7 |
Table of Contents:
- History and Mythology
- Part I: The (Very) Early Years: 1959-1973
- Particle Physics in the Sixties
- The Veneziano Model
- The Hadronic String
- Supersymmetric Strings and Field Theoretic Limits
- Part II: A Decade of Darkness: 1974-1984
- An Early Demise? Theoretical Exaptation in String Theory
- Turning Point(s)
- Part III: String Theory Becomes Super: 1985-1995
- Superstring Theory and the Real World
- A 'Second Superstring Revolution' and the Future of String Theory.