PHYS 655 - Geometry and String Theory

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

The goal of the course is to introduce students, post-docs and faculty to the mathematics and physics associated with the recent advances in field theory and superstring theory. We will introduce, and use, relatively sophisticated mathematical techniques, such as index theorems, elliptic fibrations and vector bundle theory. These will be applied to important physics topics such as anomalies and F-theory/M-theory duality, with the goal of giving the student high-level familiarity with formal superstring theory.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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