String Theory - Spring 2012

Instructors

Kostas Skenderis

Office: C4 272
Telephone: 525 5745
Email: K.Skenderis [at] uva.nl

Geoffrey Compere

Office:C4 252
Telephone: 525 7312
Email: gcompere [at] uva.nl

Michal Heller

Office:C4 252
Telephone: 525 5767
Email: M.P.Heller [at] uva.nl

Time and Place

  • Tuesdays, 9:00-13:00, room: G3.10

  • Fridays, 9:00-13:00, room: D1.115

    • Course information

    This course consists of a basic introduction to string theory. We will partly follow the book We will also use the lectures notes by Paul Ginsparg, Applied Conformal Field Theory , and the two standard textbooks Below we will keep track of the topics covered in every lecture, so that you can see where we stand in the class. There are several books about string theory and there is a lot of material available on the web, so it should not be too hard to find additional background material. There will be a closed book final exam. Homework will be given in every lecture but it will not be graded.

    The final exam will determine the final grade.

    The lectures will start with one and half hour recitation of the material from the previous week and a discussion of the homework.

    The retake exam will count for 100% of the final grade.