String Theory
String theory
Overview
30 hours
Syllabus
Introduction. String Theory: Worldsheet, Space Time, Branes
Supergravity Multiplets in various dimensions and supersymmetries
Maximal Supersymmetry 10 supermultiplets with 32 supercharges in 3-11 dimensions
Brane spectroscopy
Branes ending on Branes
Branes and supersymmetric field theories D branes and gauge theories, M5 branes and the (0,2) theory
Root Systems and branes
Course Material
Lecture Notes (2013) [thanks to Sunny Vagnozzi] Lectures 1-5
Lecture Notes (2013) [thanks to Sunny Vagnozzi] Lectures 6-10
Lecture Notes (2013) [thanks to Sunny Vagnozzi] Lectures 11-15
Course Material on Blackboard (note College policy means this accessible to those with access to this course)
On-shell irreps (Alexandros Anastasiou)
G-plet with 32 supercharges (Alexandros Anastasiou)
V-plet and T-plet with 16 supercharges (Alexandros Anastasiou)
Past papers
Please note that past papers listed below are in PDF Format and cause a new window to open.