nLab Introduction to Strings and Branes

Contents

Context

String theory

This page is to record the reference:

Peter West:

Introduction to Strings and Branes

Cambridge University Press (2012)

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139045926

on string theory and M-theory and their branes.

For related texts see at books about string theory.

See also at string theory FAQ

Contents

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16 String theory and Lie algebras

16.7 The Kac-Moody algebra $E_{11}$

17 Symmetries of string theory

17.1 T-duality
17.3 S and U duality

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16 String theory and Lie algebras

16.7 The Kac-Moody algebra $E_{11}$

E11

17 Symmetries of string theory

17.1 T-duality

T-duality

17.3 S and U duality

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