String Theory Help

Tash · **String Theory Help -** 05-03-2005, 06:19 AM

I was wondering if anyone had any good books or intenet websites they would advise to read to learn some string theory? it would be fantastic if someone could point me in the right direction.

Guille · 05-03-2005, 06:22 AM

I can recomend you divulgative string theory books.

The best one I have read, is "The Elegant Universe" by Brian Greene (a string theorist) which explains ypou from top to bottom: quantum theory and relativity, to the stages of string theory: strings, membranes, squashed dimensions.... it is a very good book to get introduced in String theory.

Tash · 05-03-2005, 06:27 AM

Thanks i will see if i can get a hold of it

Guille · 05-03-2005, 01:25 PM

If you get to read the book, tell me what you think about it and comments.

By the way, I like your signature.

Tash · 05-06-2005, 06:21 PM

Thanks, it was one of the many stupid things i was caught saying without actualy thinking about it first.

dleviwing · **String Theory -** 05-07-2005, 12:52 PM

Tash;
Try the NOVA website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/ befor you read the book.

dleviwing

AntonioLao · 05-21-2005, 05:19 PM

the following the official website for superstring theory and it has tutorial on basic and advanced topics.

http://superstringtheory.com/

bschimer · **2 great books -** 06-08-2005, 12:04 AM

Let me add that I just got done reading "The Elegant Universe" It was excellent. I am a very amateur physics student. The ready was easy and he eliminates most of the crazy math that is involvec, but only in the main text. He leaves that at the back of the book for people with more mathematics in their background. I also just picked up his newest book " The Fabric of the Cosmos" The same thing is true for this book. He talks a lot about string theory in both.