Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Basics
- 1 A brief introduction
- 2 Special relativity and extra dimensions
- 3 Electromagnetism and gravitation in various dimensions
- 4 Nonrelativistic strings
- 5 The relativistic point particle
- 6 Relativistic strings
- 7 String parameterization and classical motion
- 8 World-sheet currents
- 9 Light-cone relativistic strings
- 10 Light-cone fields and particles
- 11 The relativistic quantum point particle
- 12 Relativistic quantum open strings
- 13 Relativistic quantum closed strings
- Part II Developments
- References
- Index
11 - The relativistic quantum point particle
from Part I - Basics
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Basics
- 1 A brief introduction
- 2 Special relativity and extra dimensions
- 3 Electromagnetism and gravitation in various dimensions
- 4 Nonrelativistic strings
- 5 The relativistic point particle
- 6 Relativistic strings
- 7 String parameterization and classical motion
- 8 World-sheet currents
- 9 Light-cone relativistic strings
- 10 Light-cone fields and particles
- 11 The relativistic quantum point particle
- 12 Relativistic quantum open strings
- 13 Relativistic quantum closed strings
- Part II Developments
- References
- Index
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- Chapter
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- A First Course in String Theory , pp. 187 - 205Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2004