Introduction to Strings 1

Course guarantor:

Ladislav Hlavatý

Lecturer:

Ladislav Hlavatý, Jan Vysoký

Tutor:

Ladislav Hlavatý, Jan Vysoký

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

The goal of the lecture is to present the basics the (super)string theory

Requirements:

knowledge of special theory of relativity

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Relativistic point

2.Relativistic string

3.Boundary conditions

4.Invariance of equations of motion and gauge conditions

5.Quantization of the relativistic point

6.Quantization of the relativistic string

Syllabus of tutorials:

classical open and closed string

static gauge

light cone gauge

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Master the fundamentals of string theory.

Skills:

Solve elementary problems of string theory.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] Barton Zwiebach, A First Course in String Theory,Cambridge University Press 2004

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu	roomBR:10 Vysoký J. 08:00–09:50 (lecture parallel1) Břehová 7 roomBR:10 Vysoký J. 12:00–13:50 (parallel nr.101) Břehová 7
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Matematická fyzika (elective course)