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Overview
Physics : Introduction to the main concepts and tools of modern string theory. Overview of the perturbative worldsheet description of bosonic and supersymmetric string theories. Various concepts in two dimensional conformal field theory. Introduction to the non-perturbative physics of string theory, including D-branes, compactifications and duality.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012
Instructors: Castro Anich, Alejandra (Winter)
Prerequisite: PHYS 610.