String theory is currently the best candidate for a unified theory of all forces and all forms of matter in nature. As such, it has become a focal point for physical and philosophical discussions. This unique book explores the history of the theory's early stages of development, as told by its main protagonists. The book journeys from the first version of the theory (the so-called dual resonance model) in the late sixties, as an attempt to describe the physics of strong interactions outside the framework of quantum field theory, to its reinterpretation around the mid-seventies as a quantum…mehr
String theory is currently the best candidate for a unified theory of all forces and all forms of matter in nature. As such, it has become a focal point for physical and philosophical discussions. This unique book explores the history of the theory's early stages of development, as told by its main protagonists. The book journeys from the first version of the theory (the so-called dual resonance model) in the late sixties, as an attempt to describe the physics of strong interactions outside the framework of quantum field theory, to its reinterpretation around the mid-seventies as a quantum theory of gravity unified with the other forces, and its successive developments up to the superstring revolution in 1984. Providing important background information to current debates on the theory, this book is essential reading for students and researchers in physics, as well as historians and philosophers of science.
Part I. Overview: 1. Introduction and synopsis 2. Rise and fall of the hadronic string G. Veneziano 3. Gravity, unification, and the superstring J. H. Schwarz 4. Early string theory as a challenging case study for philosophers E. Castellani Part II. The Prehistory: The Analytic S-Matrix: 5. Introduction to Part II 6. Particle theory in the sixties: from current algebra to the Veneziano amplitude M. Ademollo 7. The path to the Veneziano model H. R. Rubinstein 8. Two-component duality and strings P. G. O. Freund 9. Note on the prehistory of string theory M. Gell-Mann Part III. The Dual Resonance Model: 10. Introduction to Part III 11. From the S-matrix to string theory P. Di Vecchia 12. Reminiscence on the birth of string theory J. A. Shapiro 13. Personal recollections D. Amati 14. Early string theory at Fermilab and Rutgers L. Clavelli 15. Dual amplitudes in higher dimensions: a personal view C. Lovelace 16. Personal recollections on dual models R. Musto 17. Remembering the 'supergroup' collaboration F. Nicodemi 18. The '3-Reggeon vertex' S. Sciuto Part IV. The String: 19. Introduction to Part IV 20. From dual models to relativistic strings P. Goddard 21. The first string theory: personal recollections L. Susskind 22. The string picture of the Veneziano model H. B. Nielsen 23. From the S-matrix to string theory Y. Nambu 24. The analogue model for string amplitudes D. B. Fairlie 25. Factorization in dual models and functional integration in string theory S. Mandelstam 26. The hadronic origins of string theory R. C. Brower Part V. Beyond the Bosonic String: 27. Introduction to Part V 28. From dual fermion to superstring D. I. Olive 29. Dual models with fermions: memoirs of an early string theorist P. Ramond 30. Personal recollections A. Neveu 31. Aspects of fermionic dual models E. Corrigan 32. The dual quark models K. Bardakci and M. B. Halpern 33. Remembering the dawn of relativistic strings J.-L. Gervais 34. Early string theory in Cambridge: personal recollections C. Montonen Part VI. The Superstring: 35. Introduction to Part VI 36. Supersymmetry in string theory F. Gliozzi 37. Gravity from strings: personal reminiscences of early developments T. Yoneya 38. From the Nambu-Goto to the ¿-model action L. Brink 39. Locally supersymmetric action for superstring P. Di Vecchia 40. Personal recollections E. Cremmer 41. The scientific contributions of Joël Scherk J. H. Schwarz Part VII. Preparing the String Renaissance: 42. Introduction to Part VII 43. From strings to superstrings: a personal perspective M. B. Green 44. Quarks, strings and beyond A. M. Polyakov 45. The rise of the superstring theory A. Cappelli and F. Colomo Appendices Index.
Part I. Overview: 1. Introduction and synopsis 2. Rise and fall of the hadronic string G. Veneziano 3. Gravity, unification, and the superstring J. H. Schwarz 4. Early string theory as a challenging case study for philosophers E. Castellani Part II. The Prehistory: The Analytic S-Matrix: 5. Introduction to Part II 6. Particle theory in the sixties: from current algebra to the Veneziano amplitude M. Ademollo 7. The path to the Veneziano model H. R. Rubinstein 8. Two-component duality and strings P. G. O. Freund 9. Note on the prehistory of string theory M. Gell-Mann Part III. The Dual Resonance Model: 10. Introduction to Part III 11. From the S-matrix to string theory P. Di Vecchia 12. Reminiscence on the birth of string theory J. A. Shapiro 13. Personal recollections D. Amati 14. Early string theory at Fermilab and Rutgers L. Clavelli 15. Dual amplitudes in higher dimensions: a personal view C. Lovelace 16. Personal recollections on dual models R. Musto 17. Remembering the 'supergroup' collaboration F. Nicodemi 18. The '3-Reggeon vertex' S. Sciuto Part IV. The String: 19. Introduction to Part IV 20. From dual models to relativistic strings P. Goddard 21. The first string theory: personal recollections L. Susskind 22. The string picture of the Veneziano model H. B. Nielsen 23. From the S-matrix to string theory Y. Nambu 24. The analogue model for string amplitudes D. B. Fairlie 25. Factorization in dual models and functional integration in string theory S. Mandelstam 26. The hadronic origins of string theory R. C. Brower Part V. Beyond the Bosonic String: 27. Introduction to Part V 28. From dual fermion to superstring D. I. Olive 29. Dual models with fermions: memoirs of an early string theorist P. Ramond 30. Personal recollections A. Neveu 31. Aspects of fermionic dual models E. Corrigan 32. The dual quark models K. Bardakci and M. B. Halpern 33. Remembering the dawn of relativistic strings J.-L. Gervais 34. Early string theory in Cambridge: personal recollections C. Montonen Part VI. The Superstring: 35. Introduction to Part VI 36. Supersymmetry in string theory F. Gliozzi 37. Gravity from strings: personal reminiscences of early developments T. Yoneya 38. From the Nambu-Goto to the ¿-model action L. Brink 39. Locally supersymmetric action for superstring P. Di Vecchia 40. Personal recollections E. Cremmer 41. The scientific contributions of Joël Scherk J. H. Schwarz Part VII. Preparing the String Renaissance: 42. Introduction to Part VII 43. From strings to superstrings: a personal perspective M. B. Green 44. Quarks, strings and beyond A. M. Polyakov 45. The rise of the superstring theory A. Cappelli and F. Colomo Appendices Index.
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