0908.0333 (David Tong)

Lectures on String Theory    [PDF]

David Tong

This is a one semester course on bosonic string theory aimed at beginning
graduate students. The lectures assume a working knowledge of quantum field
theory and general relativity. Contents:
1. The Classical String
2. The Quantum String
3. Open Strings and D-Branes
4. Introducing Conformal Field Theory
5. The Polyakov Path Integral and Ghosts
6. String Interactions
7. The Low-Energy Effective Action
8. Compactification and T-Duality

View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/0908.0333