Gravity and StringsCambridge University Press, 2004 - 684 páginas One appealing feature of string theory is that it provides a theory of quantum gravity. Gravity and Strings is a self-contained, pedagogical exposition of this theory, its foundations and its basic results. In Part I, the foundations are traced back to the very early special-relativistic field theories of gravity, showing how such theories lead to general relativity. Gauge theories of gravity are then discussed and used to introduce supergravity theories. In Part II, some of the most interesting solutions of general relativity and its generalizations are studied. The final Part presents and studies string theory from the effective action point of view, using the results found earlier in the book as background. This 2004 book will be useful as a reference book for graduate students and researchers, as well as a complementary textbook for courses on gravity, supergravity and string theory. |
Índice
1 | 9 |
5 | 20 |
Noethers theorems | 26 |
4 | 32 |
5 | 40 |
1 | 46 |
2 | 57 |
35 | 67 |
Gravitational ppwaves | 282 |
The KaluzaKlein black hole | 290 |
Dilaton and dilatonaxion black holes | 349 |
Unbroken supersymmetry | 369 |
Gravitating extended objects of string theory | 403 |
The string effective action and T duality | 430 |
From eleven to four dimensions | 447 |
The typeIIB superstring and typeII T duality | 485 |
Rosenfelds energymomentum tensor | 82 |
A perturbative introduction to general relativity | 96 |
4 | 103 |
Action principles for gravity | 114 |
2 | 121 |
522 | 131 |
N 1 2 d 4 supergravities | 150 |
Conserved charges in general relativity | 171 |
Gravitating pointparticles | 185 |
The ReissnerNordström black hole | 213 |
150 | 250 |
The TaubNUT solution | 267 |
Extended objects | 500 |
The extended objects of string theory | 520 |
String black holes in four and five dimensions | 573 |
YangMills fields | 595 |
Riemannian geometry of group manifolds | 602 |
Appendix B Gamma matrices and spinors | 611 |
nSpheres | 634 |
Appendix F Connections and curvature components | 640 |
4 A general metric for extreme pbranes | 646 |
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action algebra associated asymptotically Bianchi identity boundary calculate called Chapter charge completely components condition connection conserved consider consistent constant construct coordinates corrections corresponding coupling covariant d-dimensional defined definition depend derivative describe dimensional dimensions direction dual duality effective Einstein electric charge energy energy-momentum tensor equations of motion Euclidean extreme fact field strength flat frame function gauge gauge transformations given gives going gravitational collapse gravitational field horizon identity indices integral introduce invariant Killing Lagrangian limit Lorentz magnetic mass massive massless matter metric Minkowski momentum normalization objects Observe obtain original parameter particle physical possible potential problem properties reduction representation result satisfy scalar Schwarzschild singularity solution space spacetime spinors standard string SUGRA supergravity supersymmetry symmetry theory transformations vacuum vanishes vector field μν
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