{"product_id":"string-theory-two-volume-set-joseph-polchinski","title":"String Theory – Two Volume Set  - Joseph Polchinski","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"171\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"171\"\u003eString Theory – Two Volume Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\u003ch6 data-section-id=\"1dzgbqh\" data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"184\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cstrong data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"206\"\u003eJoseph Polchinski\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6 data-section-id=\"1bu3r2q\" data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"222\"\u003ePublisher: \u003cstrong data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"253\"\u003eCambridge University Press\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6 data-section-id=\"2fag94\" data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"267\"\u003eEdition: \u003cstrong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"276\"\u003e2005\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6 data-section-id=\"xrlm9p\" data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"290\"\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6 data-section-id=\"tffev0\" data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"320\"\u003ePages: \u003cstrong data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"339\"\u003eTwo-Volume Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6 data-section-id=\"77yf4p\" data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"350\"\u003eSize: \u003cstrong data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"374\"\u003e7 × 1.5 × 10 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6 data-section-id=\"8odhfy\" data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"389\"\u003eLanguage: \u003cstrong data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"401\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n \r\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"42f78ffd-7b1d-4ac3-8cb5-186ada42ee11\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1511\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1215\"\u003eJoseph Polchinski's \u003cem data-start=\"1198\" data-end=\"1213\"\u003eString Theory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is widely regarded as an important advanced reference work in the study of modern theoretical physics. Presented as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1352\"\u003etwo-volume set\u003c\/strong\u003e, the work provides a systematic treatment of string theory and the mathematical and physical concepts required to understand the subject at an advanced level.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1890\"\u003eString theory proposes that the fundamental constituents of nature may be represented not as point-like particles but as extremely small \u003cstrong data-start=\"1650\" data-end=\"1677\"\u003eone-dimensional strings\u003c\/strong\u003e. Different vibrational states of these strings can correspond to different particles, providing a framework in which seemingly different physical phenomena may be described within a unified theoretical structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"1892\" data-end=\"2197\"\u003eThe work begins with the foundations required to develop a rigorous understanding of string theory, including concepts from \u003cstrong data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2107\"\u003equantum field theory, special relativity, classical mechanics, and mathematical physics\u003c\/strong\u003e. It then develops increasingly sophisticated aspects of string dynamics and quantization.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"2199\" data-end=\"2461\"\u003eA major theme throughout the work is the relationship between string theory and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2279\" data-end=\"2298\"\u003equantum gravity\u003c\/strong\u003e. One of the important attractions of string theory is its potential to provide a quantum description of gravity within a broader framework of fundamental physics.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"2463\" data-end=\"2754\"\u003eThe books also examine \u003cstrong data-start=\"2486\" data-end=\"2528\"\u003esupersymmetry and superstring theories\u003c\/strong\u003e, which became central to the development of consistent string models. These theories introduce relationships between bosonic and fermionic degrees of freedom and provide important mathematical structures within string theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"2756\" data-end=\"3062\"\u003eAnother major topic associated with Polchinski's work is the study of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2826\" data-end=\"2838\"\u003eD-branes\u003c\/strong\u003e. D-branes are extended objects on which open strings can end and became an essential part of modern string theory. Their study produced important connections between string theory, gauge theories, and gravitational physics.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"3064\" data-end=\"3297\"\u003eThe work also addresses advanced mathematical structures and theoretical tools used to analyse string models. This makes the set particularly appropriate for readers who already possess a strong background in physics and mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"3299\" data-end=\"3609\"\u003eBeyond its technical importance, the two-volume set reflects the development of string theory as one of the major research programmes in late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century theoretical physics. It connects questions about \u003cstrong data-start=\"3532\" data-end=\"3608\"\u003efundamental particles, forces, spacetime, gravity, and quantum mechanics\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"3611\" data-end=\"3875\"\u003eFor advanced students and researchers, Polchinski's work provides a detailed reference for studying the formal structure of string theory. It is also useful for readers wishing to understand the historical development of concepts such as superstrings and D-branes.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"3877\" data-end=\"4193\"\u003ePublished by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3890\" data-end=\"3920\"\u003eCambridge University Press\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"3924\" data-end=\"3932\"\u003e2005\u003c\/strong\u003e, this edition is presented as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"3965\" data-end=\"3983\"\u003etwo-volume set\u003c\/strong\u003e with an overall physical size of approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"4031\" data-end=\"4054\"\u003e7 × 1.5 × 10 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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