Published 1987 | Version v1
Book

Topics in string theory

  • 1. CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)
  • 2. Institut fur Theoretische Physik, Univ. Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe (Germany, F.R.)

Description

The first part of these lectures is an elementary introduction to (super) conformal field theory. In the second part the authors discuss new developments in the construction of fermionic strings from the bosonic string. They show how modular and conformally invariant truncations produce the old and new heterotic strings in a practically unique way, using the classification of Niemeier lattices. These results suggest a natural realization of superconformal field theory in the bosonic string

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
World Scientific Pub. Co.
Imprint Place
Teaneck, NJ (USA)
ISBN
9971-50-232-1
Imprint Title
Superstrings, anomalies and unification
Imprint Pagination
vp.
Journal Page Range
p. 195-238.

Conference

Title
5. Adriatic meeting on particle physics.
Dates
16-28 Jun 1986.
Place
Dubrovnik (Yugoslavia).

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-8606383--.