This note covers the following topics: Lorentz transformations, Light-cone
coordinates, Energy and momentum, Compact dimensions, orbifolds, Relativistic
electrodynamics, Gauss' law, Gravitation and Planck's length, Gravitational
potentials, compactification, and large extra dimensions, area formula for
spatial surfaces, Relativistic strings: Nambu-Goto action, equations of motion
and boundary conditions, Periodicity conditions for the motion of closed
strings, The formation of cusps, Conserved currents in E&M, Conserved charges in
lagrangian mechanics, Closed strings and Heterotic string theory.
Author(s): Prof. Barton Zwiebach and Prof. Alan
Guth
The Theoretical
Physics Reference is an attempt to derive all theoretical physics equations
from the general and special relativity
and the standard model of particle physics.The topics in this pdf include:
Introduction, Contributors, Mathematics, Classical Mechanics, Special and
General Relativity, Classical Electromagnetism, Thermodynamics and Statistical
Physics, Fluid Dynamics, Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Mechanics.
This note describes the following topics: Random Walk
models of polymer conformations, Gaussian chain, Self-avoiding walks and
excluded-volume interaction, Scale invariance, Relation between self-avoiding
walks and critical phenomena, Self-consistent field theory for polymers,
Screening of excluded volume interactions, Flory-Huggins theory, Theta collapse,
Blob concept, Generic phase diagram of polymer solutions, Rouse model, Zimm
model, Hydrodynamic screening in semidilute solutions, Reptation model.
This note describes
mathematical concepts that are at the basis of the modern theories of particle
and condensed matter physics, as well as of some advanced topics in quantum
mechanics. Topics covered includes: From Mechanics to Quantum Field Theory, Lie
Groups and Lie Algebras, Galilei, Lorentz, and PoincarŽe Algebras, Abelian and
Non-Abelian Gauge Fields, Topology of Gauge Fields, Angular Momentum in Quantum
Mechanics.
This note covers the following
topics: Reversibility and Irreversibility, Thermodynamic States of Equilibrium
in Dilute Solutions, Atomic Theory of Matter, Equation of State for a Monatomic
Gas, Heat Radiation and Electrodynamic Theory, Heat Radiation. Statistical
Theory, General Dynamics. Principle of Least Action, Principle of Relativity.
This note covers the following topics: Lorentz transformations, Light-cone
coordinates, Energy and momentum, Compact dimensions, orbifolds, Relativistic
electrodynamics, Gauss' law, Gravitation and Planck's length, Gravitational
potentials, compactification, and large extra dimensions, area formula for
spatial surfaces, Relativistic strings: Nambu-Goto action, equations of motion
and boundary conditions, Periodicity conditions for the motion of closed
strings, The formation of cusps, Conserved currents in E&M, Conserved charges in
lagrangian mechanics, Closed strings and Heterotic string theory.
Author(s): Prof. Barton Zwiebach and Prof. Alan
Guth
This
book covers the following topics: General light cone, General BRST, General
gauge theories, Particle, Classical mechanics, Light-cone quantum mechanics,
BRST quantum mechanics, Graphs, BRST field theory, Light-cone field theory and
Gauge-invariant interactions.
This note explains the following topics: Bosonic String Field Theory,
Superstring Field Theory and its Application to Tachyon Condensation, Towards
Supersymmetric Extension of Vacuum String Field Theory.
This note explains the following topics: Electric fields,
Electric forces, Electromagnetic waves, Geometical optics, Gauss' law,
Diffraction and polarization, Interference of light, Capacitance, Current and
resistance, Magnetic fields, Inductance, Faraday's law and Nuclear energy.
This note explains the following topics: String Basics, Closed strings,Open strings,Modes,
gravitons,Interactions,Perturbation theory, D-branes, Superstrings, Extra
dimensions, Kaluza-Klein theory, String duality, M-theory, Black holes.
This is a brief introduction to general relativity, designed
for both students and teachers of the subject. It mainly deals with Einstein's
Equation and Some Consequences.
This
note explains the following topics: Conformal field theory, BRST Quantization,
Tree-level amplitudes, Loop amplitudes, Compactification and duality,
Superstrings, Heterotic strings, D-branes, Strings at strong coupling.