String Theory: A Theory of Unification

Abstract

These notes on string theory are based on a series of talks I gave during my graduate studies. As the talks, this introductory essay is intended for young students and non-string theory physicists.

Very brief introduction to string theory and AdS/CFT

References in corpus (8)

• Large N Field Theories, String Theory and Gravity
• Strings in flat space and pp waves from $\mathcal{N}=4$ Super Yang Mills
• A Supersymmetry Primer
• The holographic principle
• The Plane-Wave/Super Yang-Mills Duality
• TASI lectures on the Holographic Principle
• TASI 2003 Lectures on AdS/CFT
• Connecting String Theory and Phenomenology