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Twistor String Theory

2007-01-11T11:21:56Z

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===reviews===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0504194 Lectures on Twistor Strings and Perturbative Yang-Mills Theory] 
by Freddy Cachazo, Peter Svrcek (hep-th/0504194 57 pages, 14 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9601359 Calculating Scattering Amplitudes Efficiently] 
by Lance Dixon (hep-ph/9601359 45 pages, 11 figures)

===theses===

'''Studies in field theories: MHV vertices, twistor space, recursion relations and chiral rings''' 
by Peter Svrcek (176 pages)

'''Twistor Inspired Methods in Perturbative Field Theory and Fuzzy Funnels''' 
by Simon McNamara (168 pages) [http://www.strings.ph.qmul.ac.uk/Mcnamaraphd.pdf Available from the QMUL Website]

===papers===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0312171 Perturbative Gauge Theory As A String Theory In Twistor Space] 
by Edward Witten (hep-th/0312171 97 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0406051 Conformal Supergravity in Twistor-String Theory] 
by Nathan Berkovits and Edward Witten (hep-th/0406051 43 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0402016 A Googly Amplitude from the B-model in Twistor Space] 
by Radu Roiban and Anastasia Volovich (hep-th/0402016 12 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0402121 All Googly Amplitudes from the B-model in Twistor Space] 
by Radu Roiban and Anastasia Volovich (hep-th/0402121 8 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0403190 On the Tree-Level S-Matrix of Yang-Mills Theory] 
by Radu Roiban, Marcus Spradlin and Anastasia Volovich (hep-th/0403190 20 pages, 2 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0404085 Equivalence of Twistor Prescriptions for Super Yang-Mills] 
by Sergei Gukov, Lubos Motl and Andrew Neitzke (hep-th/0404085 35+1 pages, 9 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0403047 MHV Vertices and Tree Amplitudes in Gauge Theory] 
by Freddy Cachazo, Peter Svrcek and Edward Witten (hep-th/0403047 27 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0406177 Twistor Space Structure of One-Loop Amplitudes in Gauge Theory] 
by Freddy Cachazo, Peter Svrcek and Edward Witten (hep-th/0406177 41 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0407214 One-Loop Gauge Theory Amplitudes in N=4 Super Yang-Mills from MHV Vertices] 
by Andreas Brandhuber, Bill Spence and Gabriele Travaglini (hep-th/0407214 35 pages, 3 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0409245 Gauge Theory Amplitudes in Twistor Space and Holomorphic Anomaly] 
by Freddy Cachazo, Peter Svrcek and Edward Witten (hep-th/0409245 8 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0511264 The Lagrangian Origin of MHV Rules] 
by Paul Mansfield (hep-th/0511264 11 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0604040 Supersymmetric Gauge Theories in Twistor Space] 
by Rutger Boels, Lionel Mason and David Skinner (hep-th/0604040 23 pages)

===websites===

[http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/~lmason/Tws/ Twistor String Theory] 
Website of workshop held at The Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford on 10-14 January 2005.

[http://www.strings.ph.qmul.ac.uk/%7Eandreas/FTTA/ From Twistors to Amplitudes] 
Workshop held at Queen Mary, University of London on 3-5 November 2005.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twistor_theory Twistor Theory] 
Wikipedia Article.

Twistor String Theory

2007-01-11T11:19:33Z

Japb: theses added

===reviews===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0504194 Lectures on Twistor Strings and Perturbative Yang-Mills Theory] 
by Freddy Cachazo, Peter Svrcek (hep-th/0504194 57 pages, 14 figures)

===theses===

'''Studies in field theories: MHV vertices, twistor space, recursion relations and chiral rings''' 
by Peter Svrcek (176 pages)

'''Twistor Inspired Methods in Perturbative Field Theory and Fuzzy Funnels''' 
by Simon McNamara (168 pages) [http://www.strings.ph.qmul.ac.uk/Mcnamaraphd.pdf Available from the QMUL Website]

===papers===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0312171 Perturbative Gauge Theory As A String Theory In Twistor Space] 
by Edward Witten (hep-th/0312171 97 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0406051 Conformal Supergravity in Twistor-String Theory] 
by Nathan Berkovits and Edward Witten (hep-th/0406051 43 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0402016 A Googly Amplitude from the B-model in Twistor Space] 
by Radu Roiban and Anastasia Volovich (hep-th/0402016 12 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0402121 All Googly Amplitudes from the B-model in Twistor Space] 
by Radu Roiban and Anastasia Volovich (hep-th/0402121 8 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0403190 On the Tree-Level S-Matrix of Yang-Mills Theory] 
by Radu Roiban, Marcus Spradlin and Anastasia Volovich (hep-th/0403190 20 pages, 2 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0404085 Equivalence of Twistor Prescriptions for Super Yang-Mills] 
by Sergei Gukov, Lubos Motl and Andrew Neitzke (hep-th/0404085 35+1 pages, 9 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0403047 MHV Vertices and Tree Amplitudes in Gauge Theory] 
by Freddy Cachazo, Peter Svrcek and Edward Witten (hep-th/0403047 27 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0406177 Twistor Space Structure of One-Loop Amplitudes in Gauge Theory] 
by Freddy Cachazo, Peter Svrcek and Edward Witten (hep-th/0406177 41 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0407214 One-Loop Gauge Theory Amplitudes in N=4 Super Yang-Mills from MHV Vertices] 
by Andreas Brandhuber, Bill Spence and Gabriele Travaglini (hep-th/0407214 35 pages, 3 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0409245 Gauge Theory Amplitudes in Twistor Space and Holomorphic Anomaly] 
by Freddy Cachazo, Peter Svrcek and Edward Witten (hep-th/0409245 8 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0511264 The Lagrangian Origin of MHV Rules] 
by Paul Mansfield (hep-th/0511264 11 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0604040 Supersymmetric Gauge Theories in Twistor Space] 
by Rutger Boels, Lionel Mason and David Skinner (hep-th/0604040 23 pages)

===websites===

[http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/~lmason/Tws/ Twistor String Theory] 
Website of workshop held at The Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford on 10-14 January 2005.

[http://www.strings.ph.qmul.ac.uk/%7Eandreas/FTTA/ From Twistors to Amplitudes] 
Workshop held at Queen Mary, University of London on 3-5 November 2005.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twistor_theory Twistor Theory] 
Wikipedia Article.

Anomalies

2007-01-11T10:34:52Z

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===reviews===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0509097 TASI 2003 Lectures on Anomalies] 
by Harvey (hep-th/0509097, 59 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0107059 Anomaly Cancellation: A Retrospective From a Modern Perspective] 
by Schwarz (hep-th/0107059, 11 pages)

===theses===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0503055 Thesis: Orientifolds, Anomalies and the Standard Model] 
by P. Anastasopoulos (hep-th/0503055 114 pages, 14 figures)

Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetimes

2007-01-10T15:05:13Z

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===books===
'''Quantum fields in curved space''' 
by N. Birrell and P. C. W. Davies (Cambridge University Press, 1982)

'''Quantum field theory in curved spacetime and black holes thermodynamics''' 
by R. M. Wald (University of Chicago Press, 1994)

===reviews===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0502195 Black hole thermodynamics] 
by S. F. Ross (hep-th/0502195, 44 pages, 12 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0308048 Introduction to Quantum Fields in Curved Spacetime and the Hawking Effect] 
by T. Jacobson (gr-qc/0308048, 59 pages, 5 figures)

[http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/lrr-2001-6/ The thermodynamics of black holes] 
by R. M. Wald ([http://relativity.livingreviews.org/ Living Reviews in Relativity], 2001)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9707062 Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime] 
by L. H. Ford (gr-qc/9707062, 44 pages, 5 figures)

String theory

2007-01-10T15:00:36Z

Japb: /* reviews */

see also [[Colloquia]], [[Conformal Field Theory]]
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===books===
'''String Theory''' 
'''Volume 1: An Introduction to the Bosonic String''' 
'''Volume 2: Superstring Theory and Beyond''' 
by Joe Polchinski (two volumes, CUP, 1998, [http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/~joep/errata.html errata]) 
This book addresses the discoveries of the
superstring revolutions of the early to mid 1990s, which mark the
beginnings of modern string theory. Volume 1 quantises the
bosonic string and uses this setting to introduce T-duality and
D-branes without the complications of fermions. The first three chapters of volume 2
introduce superstrings, but quickly move beyond. The rest of
the second book provides an introduction to nearly all modern string
topics pre-dating the AdS/CFT duality. In particular, it includes D-branes,
Orbifolds, Black Hole Entropy, and Mirror symmetry. 
Some of the errata were corrected in the reprinting in 2000.

'''Superstring Theory''' 
'''Volume 1: Introduction''' 
'''Volume 2: Loop Amplitudes, Anomalies and Phenomenology''' 
by Michael Green, John Schwarz and Edward Witten (two volumes, CUP, 1988) 
Volume 1 is the first of a classic two-volume string text by founders in the field. Though there are now many more modern
texts, it containing many details that more recent texts
must skim through to discuss modern topics. Volume 1 is concerned mainly with the free string, though it treats both bosonic and supersymmetric versions. Volume 2 addresses the details of loop
calculations, but also discusses low-energy effective theories (in particular, supergravity) and compactifications (especially on Calabi-Yau manifolds).

'''String Theory and M-Theory''' 
by Katrin Becker, Melanie Becker and John Schwarz (CUP, 2006)

'''A First Course in String Theory''' 
by Barton Zwiebach, (CUP, 2003) 
This book is intended for the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level. No familiarity with quantum field theory is assumed (although Zwiebach does assume a working knowledge of quantum mechanics). It focuses on the study of single
strings and their interactions, which can be understood in some
detail. Of necessity, however, it is impossible to address many
advanced topics.

'''Supersymmetry and String Theory: Beyond the Standard Model''' 
by Michael Dine (CUP, 2007)

'''Gravity and Strings''' 
by Tomás Ortín (CUP, 2004)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9709062 Introduction to Superstring Theory] 
by E. Kiritsis (Leuven University Press, 1998, hep-th/9709062, 244 pages, 22 figures) 
Also available from the arXiv. Kiritsis provides a pedagogical introduction starting with the point particle and the bosonic string, and
then proceeds through conformal
field theory and the superstring. Advanced topics treated include T- duality, anomalies, compactification and supersymmetry breaking,
loop corrections, and non-perturbative dualities.

'''Lectures on String Theory''' 
by D. Lüst and S. Theisen (Springer-Verlag, 1989) 
This very useful text features a short route to the superstring and includes an excellent treatment of the heterotic string.

'''Quantum Field Theory of Point Particles and Strings''' 
by B. Hatfield (Perseus Publishing, 1998) 
An updated version of Hatfield's 1992 book, the first half quickly reviews quantum field theory while the second introduces the very basics of strings.

'''Gauge fields and Strings''' 
by A. M. Polyakov (Harwood Academic Publishers, 1987) 
This classic work uses a detailed treatment of quantum field theory in terms of first-quantized particles to make a natural transition to the first quantized string. Details of path-integral measures and other fundamentals are well-presented.

'''Introduction to Superstrings and M-Theory''' 
by M. Kaku (Springer Verlag, 1999) 
This updated version of an earlier text begins with the basics and, after some development, addresses advanced topics such as compactifications and M-theory. As a one-volume text, it cannot be comprehensive and, as a result, has a rather light discussion of D-branes.

'''Strings, Conformal Fields, and M-Theory''' 
by M. Kaku (Springer Verlag, 2000) 
The intent of this text is to build on ''Introduction to Superstrings and M-theory'', addressing a number of more modern topics and illustrating the relationship to a broad range of related topics.

===reviews===
[http://www.math.ias.edu/QFT/spring/ String Theory] 
by Eric D'Hoker (downloadable from the [http://www.math.ias.edu/QFT/spring/ Quantum Field Theory program at IAS: Spring Term 1997])

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9703136 Les Houches Lectures on Fields, Strings and Duality] 
by R. Dijkgraaf (hep-th/9703136, 152 pages, 31 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9708130 Introduction to Non-perturbative String Theory] 
by Elias Kiritsis (hep-th/9708130, 60 pages, 4 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9810240 String Primer] 
by E. Alvarez and P. Meessen (hep-th/9810240, 87 pages, 4 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9612254 TASI Lectures on Perturbative String Theories] 
by Hirosi Ooguri, Zheng Yin (hep-th/9612254, 80 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9411028 What is String Theory?] 
by Joseph Polchinski (hep-th/9411028, 153 pages, 30 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0302147 An Introduction to the Covariant Quantization of Superstrings] 
by P.A. Grassi, G. Policastro, P. van Nieuwenhuizen (hep-th/0302147, 23 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0211111 Lectures on Two-Loop Superstrings] 
by Eric D'Hoker, D.H. Phong (hep-th/0211111, 37 pages, 3 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0209059 ICTP Lectures on Covariant Quantization of the Superstring] 
by Nathan Berkovits (hep-th/0209059, 43 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0204089 Open Strings] 
by Carlo Angelantonj, Augusto Sagnotti (hep-th/0204089, 156 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0201209 TASI Lectures on Perturbative String Theory and Ramond-Ramond Flux] 
by L. Dolan (hep-th/0201209, 39 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9910156 An Introduction to Conformal Field Theory] 
by Matthias R Gaberdiel (hep-th/9910156, 69 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9604123 A New Description of the Superstring] 
by Nathan Berkovits (hep-th/9604123)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9709062 Introduction to Superstring Theory] 
by E. Kiritsis (hep-th/9709062, 244 pages, 22 figures) 
Also available as a [[#book|book]]. Kiritsis provides a pedagogical introduction starting with the point particle and the bosonic string, and
then proceeds through conformal
field theory and the superstring. Advanced topics treated include T- duality, anomalies, compactification and supersymmetry breaking,
loop corrections, and non-perturbative dualities.

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9802051 An Introduction to Non-perturbative String Theory] 
by Ashoke Sen (hep-th/9802051, 129 pages, 22 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0008017 Introduction to Superstring Theory] 
by John H. Schwarz (hep-ex/0008017, 44 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0110055 Strings, Branes and Extra Dimensions] 
by Stefan Forste (hep-th/0110055, 238 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0212114 String Theory or Field Theory?] 
by A. Marshakov (hep-th/0212114, 56 pages, 18 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0210224 String theory: an update] 
by Jan de Boer (hep-th/0210224, 20 pages, 2 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0207249 Introduction to String Theory] 
by Thomas Mohaupt (hep-th/0207249, 78 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0207142 BUSSTEPP Lectures on String Theory] 
by Richard J. Szabo (hep-th/0207142, 90 pages, 24 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0205036 Introduction to M-theory for relativists and cosmologists] 
by Nobuyoshi Ohta (gr-qc/0205036, 28 pages, 7 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0010046 Topics on Strings, Branes and Calabi-Yau Compactifications] 
by Hugo Garcia-Compean, Oscar Loaiza-Brito (hep-th/0010046, 50 pages, no figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0003019 Lectures on Strings, D-branes and Gauge Theories] 
by Hugo Garcia-Compean, Oscar Loaiza-Brito (hep-th/0003019, 38 pages, no figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9906108 An introduction to perturbative and non-perturbative string theory] 
by Ignatios Antoniadis, Guillaume Ovarlez (hep-th/9906108, 17 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9811101 Supergravity, Brane Dynamics and String Duality] 
by P. West (hep-th/9811101, 109 pages, 2 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9811019 Introduction to M Theory] 
by Miao Li (hep-th/9811019, 76 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9810240 String Primer] 
by E. Alvarez, P. Meessen (hep-th/9810240, 87 pages, 4 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9702201 Lectures on Strings and Dualities] 
by Cumrun Vafa (hep-th/9702201, 53 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9711102 Fields, Strings and Branes] 
by C. Gomez, R. Hernandez (hep-th/9711102, 176 pages, 6 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9703136 Les Houches Lectures on Fields, Strings and Duality] 
by R. Dijkgraaf (hep-th/9703136, 152 pages, 31 figures)

[http://gesalerico.ft.uam.es/paginaspersonales/angeluranga/firstpage.html Introduction to String Theory] 
by Angel Uranga (Graduate Course in String Theory, 528 pages)

[http://www.strings.ph.qmul.ac.uk/~busstepp/lectures/mukhi/lectures/busstepp.pdf String Theory] 
by Sunil Mukhi (BUSSTEPP 2003 Lectures, 147 pages). Downloadable from [http://www.strings.ph.qmul.ac.uk/~busstepp/ BUSSTEPP 2003 Website]

String theory

2007-01-10T14:55:27Z

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Twistor String Theory

2007-01-09T14:05:09Z

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===reviews===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0504194 Lectures on Twistor Strings and Perturbative Yang-Mills Theory] 
by Freddy Cachazo, Peter Svrcek (hep-th/0504194 57 pages, 14 figures)

'''Studies in field theories: MHV vertices, twistor space, recursion relations and chiral rings''' 
by Peter Svrcek (176 pages) 
This is Svrcek's Ph.D. thesis and contains review material as well as presentation of some of the first work on the subject.

===papers===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0312171 Perturbative Gauge Theory As A String Theory In Twistor Space] 
by Edward Witten (hep-th/0312171 97 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0406051 Conformal Supergravity in Twistor-String Theory] 
by Nathan Berkovits and Edward Witten (hep-th/0406051 43 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0402016 A Googly Amplitude from the B-model in Twistor Space] 
by Radu Roiban and Anastasia Volovich (hep-th/0402016 12 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0402121 All Googly Amplitudes from the B-model in Twistor Space] 
by Radu Roiban and Anastasia Volovich (hep-th/0402121 8 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0403190 On the Tree-Level S-Matrix of Yang-Mills Theory] 
by Radu Roiban, Marcus Spradlin and Anastasia Volovich (hep-th/0403190 20 pages, 2 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0404085 Equivalence of Twistor Prescriptions for Super Yang-Mills] 
by Sergei Gukov, Lubos Motl and Andrew Neitzke (hep-th/0404085 35+1 pages, 9 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0403047 MHV Vertices and Tree Amplitudes in Gauge Theory] 
by Freddy Cachazo, Peter Svrcek and Edward Witten (hep-th/0403047 27 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0406177 Twistor Space Structure of One-Loop Amplitudes in Gauge Theory] 
by Freddy Cachazo, Peter Svrcek and Edward Witten (hep-th/0406177 41 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0407214 One-Loop Gauge Theory Amplitudes in N=4 Super Yang-Mills from MHV Vertices] 
by Andreas Brandhuber, Bill Spence and Gabriele Travaglini (hep-th/0407214 35 pages, 3 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0409245 Gauge Theory Amplitudes in Twistor Space and Holomorphic Anomaly] 
by Freddy Cachazo, Peter Svrcek and Edward Witten (hep-th/0409245 8 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0511264 The Lagrangian Origin of MHV Rules] 
by Paul Mansfield (hep-th/0511264 11 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0604040 Supersymmetric Gauge Theories in Twistor Space] 
by Rutger Boels, Lionel Mason and David Skinner (hep-th/0604040 23 pages)

===websites===

[http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/~lmason/Tws/ Twistor String Theory] 
Website of workshop held at The Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford on 10-14 January 2005.

[http://www.strings.ph.qmul.ac.uk/%7Eandreas/FTTA/ From Twistors to Amplitudes] 
Workshop held at Queen Mary, University of London on 3-5 November 2005.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twistor_theory Twistor Theory] 
Wikipedia Article.

Twistor String Theory

2007-01-09T13:36:06Z

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===reviews===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0504194 Lectures on Twistor Strings and Perturbative Yang-Mills Theory] 
by Freddy Cachazo, Peter Svrcek (hep-th/0504194 57 pages, 14 figures)

'''Studies in field theories: MHV vertices, twistor space, recursion relations and chiral rings''' 
by Peter Svrcek (176 pages) 
This is Svrcek's Ph.D. thesis and contains review material as well as presentation of some of the first work on the subject.

===papers===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0312171 Perturbative Gauge Theory As A String Theory In Twistor Space] 
by Edward Witten (hep-th/0312171 97 pages)

===websites===

[http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/~lmason/Tws/ Twistor String Theory] 
Website of workshop held at The Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford on 10-14 January 2005.

[http://www.strings.ph.qmul.ac.uk/%7Eandreas/FTTA/ From Twistors to Amplitudes] 
Workshop held at Queen Mary, University of London on 3-5 November 2005.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twistor_theory Twistor Theory] 
Wikipedia Article.

Twistor String Theory

2007-01-09T13:29:30Z

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===reviews===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0504194 Lectures on Twistor Strings and Perturbative Yang-Mills Theory] 
by Freddy Cachazo, Peter Svrcek (hep-th/0504194 57 pages, 14 figures)

===papers===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0312171 Perturbative Gauge Theory As A String Theory In Twistor Space] 
by Edward Witten (hep-th/0312171 97 pages)

===websites===

[http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/~lmason/Tws/ Twistor String Theory] 
Website of workshop held at The Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford on 10-14 January 2005.

[http://www.strings.ph.qmul.ac.uk/%7Eandreas/FTTA/ From Twistors to Amplitudes] 
Workshop held at Queen Mary, University of London on 3-5 November 2005.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twistor_theory Twistor Theory] 
Wikipedia Article.

Time-Dependent Backgrounds

2007-01-09T13:10:57Z

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===reviews===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0305137 Strings in Singular Time-Dependent Backgrounds] 
by Amit Giveon, Eliezer Rabinovici, Amit Sever (hep-th/0305137, 22 pages, 4 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0605199 Big Bang Models in String Theory] 
by Ben Craps (hep-th/0605199, 44 pages, 18 figures)

Solitons

2007-01-09T11:43:29Z

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see also [[Branes]]

===books===
'''Topological Solitons''' 
by Nicholas Manton, Paul Sutcliffe (CUP, 2004)

===reviews===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0509216 TASI Lectures on Solitons] 
by David Tong (hep-th/0509216, 139 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0010225 Monopoles, Instantons and Confinement] 
by Gerard 't Hooft and Falk Bruckmann (hep-th/0010225, 72 pages, 45 figures)

Quantum Field Theory

2007-01-09T11:38:34Z

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===books===
'''Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell''' 
by A. Zee (Princeton University Press, 2003)

'''An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory''' 
by Michael E. Peskin, Daniel V. Schroeder (Westview Press, 1995, [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~mpeskin/QFT.html errata])

'''Quantum Field Theory''' 
by Lewis H. Ryder (CUP)

'''The Quantum Theory of Fields''' 
by Steven Weinberg (three volumes, CUP)

===reviews===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0212049 A hint of renormalization] 
by B. Delamotte (hep-th/0212049, 17 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0110026 Lectures on the functional renormalization group method] 
by Janos Polonyi (hep-th/0110026, 47 pages, 11 figures)

[http://www.math.ias.edu/QFT/fall/ Quantum Field Theory program at IAS: Fall Term 1996]

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9803075 Quantum Field Theory] 
by Frank Wilczek (hep-th/9803075, 12 pages, 3 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0510040 Introductory Lectures on Quantum Field Theory] 
by Luis Alvarez-Gaume, Miguel A. Vazquez-Mozo (hep-th/0510040, 96 pages, 16 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9912205 Fields] 
by W. Siegel (hep-th/9912205, 710+21 pages, 44 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0204014 Lectures on Quantum Field Theory] 
by R. E. Borcherds, A. Barnard (math-ph/0204014, 76 pages, 35 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0203096 A Brief Course in Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking I. The Paleolitic Age] 
by Robert Brout (hep-th/0203096, 28 pages, 9 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0203097 A Brief Course in Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking II. Modern Times: The BEH Mechanism] 
by Francois Englert (hep-th/0203097, 25 pages 9 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0306138 Heat kernel expansion: user's manual] 
by D.V. Vassilevich (hep-th/0306138, 111 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0210172 Axions: Past, Present, and Future] 
by Mark Srednicki (hep-th/0210172, 12 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0208180 A Short Lecture on Divergences] 
by Alejandro Rivero (hep-th/0208180, 5 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0111228 Bits and Pieces in Logarithmic Conformal Field Theory] 
by Michael Flohr (hep-th/0111228, 90 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0101036 Perturbative Quantum Field Theory in the String-Inspired Formalism] 
by Christian Schubert (hep-th/0101036, 183 pages, 26 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0103141 Finite temperature field theory] 
by M.-P. Lombardo (hep-ph/0103141, 34 pages, 11 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0011011 Critical Phenomena: An Introduction from a modern perspective] 
by Somendra M. Bhattacharjee (cond-mat/0011011, 26 pages, 2 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0005272 Quantum Field Theory at Finite Temperature: An Introduction] 
by J. Zinn-Justin (hep-ph/0005272, 65 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0002034 Exact Renormalization Group Equations. An Introductory Review] 
by C. Bagnuls, C. Bervillier (hep-th/0002034, 65 pages, 6 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0002303 The Past and Future of S-Matrix Theory] 
by Alan. R. White (hep-ph/0002303, 43 pages, 12 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0111260 An algebraic approach to logarithmic conformal field theory] 
by Matthias R. Gaberdiel (hep-th/0111260, 55 pages, 2 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0011260 Topological quantum field theories] 
by Albert Schwarz (hep-th/0011260)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0010015 Introduction to Effective Field Theory] 
by Barry R. Holstein (nucl-th/0010015, 12 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9807443 Renormalons] 
by M. Beneke (hep-ph/9807443, 168 pages, 23 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9712074 Restrictions Imposed by Superconformal Invariance on Quantum Field Theories] 
by Shiraz Minwalla (hep-th/9712074, 66 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9610108 An Introduction to the Worldline Technique for Quantum Field Theory Calculations] 
by Christian Schubert (hep-th/9610108, 33 pages, 10 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9210046 Effective Field Theory and the Fermi Surface] 
by Joseph Polchinski (hep-th/9210046, 39 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9902115 Aspects of Chern-Simons Theory] 
by Gerald V. Dunne (hep-th/9902115, 76 pages, 9 figures)

[http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/dt281/qft.html Part III (CASM) Quantum Field Theory Course in DAMTP 2006] 
by David Tong (144 pages)

Gauge Theory

2007-01-09T11:32:17Z

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===reviews===
[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9802067 Brane Dynamics and Gauge Theory] 
by A. Giveon, D. Kutasov (hep-th/9802067, 291 pages, 52 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0210044 Supersymmetric Gauge Theories] 
by D. S. Berman, E. Rabinovici (hep-th/0210044, 111 pages, 40 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-lat/0301023 The Confinement Problem in Lattice Gauge Theory] 
by J. Greensite (hep-lat/0301023, 102 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-lat/0212041 Opportunities, Challenges, and Fantasies in Lattice QCD] 
by Frank Wilczek (hep-lat/0212041, 10 pages, 2 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0206063 The Calculus of Many Instantons] 
by Nick Dorey, Timothy J. Hollowood, Valentin V. Khoze, Michael P. Mattis (hep-th/0206063, 230 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0011376 TASI Lectures on The Strong CP Problem] 
by Michael Dine (hep-ph/0011376, 24 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0010015 A Brief History of the Stringy Instanton] 
by Nick Dorey, Timothy J. Hollowood, Valentin V. Khoze (hep-th/0010015, 17 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0009136 A Primer on Instantons in QCD] 
by Hilmar Forkel (hep-ph/0009136, 36 pages, 7 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0004186 Yang-Mills- and D-instantons] 
by A.V. Belitsky, S. Vandoren, P. van Nieuwenhuizen (hep-th/0004186, 62 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0209230 On Algebraic Singularities, Finite Graphs and D-Brane Gauge Theories: A String Theoretic Perspective] 
by Yang-Hui He (hep-th/0209230, 513 pages, 71 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0007240 New Superconformal Field Theories in Four Dimensions and N=1 Duality] 
by M. Chaichian, W.F. Chen, C. Montonen (hep-th/0007240, 239 pages, 4 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9812187 Glueball masses and other physical properties of SU(N) gauge theories in D=3+1: a review of lattice results for theorists] 
by Michael Teper (hep-th/9812187, 28 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9803026 Duality in supersymmetric N=2,4 gauge theories] 
by Paolo Di Vecchia (hep-th/9803026, 85 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0306133 Quantum Field Theory in the Large N Limit: a Review] 
by Moshe Moshe, Jean Zinn-Justin (hep-th/0306133, 200 pages, 13 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9802419 Large N QCD] 
by Aneesh V. Manohar (hep-ph/9802419, 82 pages, 47 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0001047 Large-N Gauge Theories] 
by Yuri Makeenko (hep-th/0001047, 69 pages, 23 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0111338 QCD Baryons in the 1/N_c Expansion] 
by E. Jenkins (hep-ph/0111338, 25 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9912271 Lectures on Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theory and Integrable Systems] 
by Eric D'Hoker, D. H. Phong (hep-th/9912271, 124 pages, 1 figure)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9705211 Introduction to Gauge Theories] 
by C. Becchi (hep-ph/9705211, 28 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9705117 Notes on Theories with 16 Supercharges] 
by Nathan Seiberg (hep-th/9705117, 22 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9704114 Non-Perturbative Dynamics in Supersymmetric Gauge Theories] 
by M. Shifman (hep-th/9704114, 121 pages, 4 figure)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9702094 Duality in Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theory] 
by Michael E. Peskin (hep-th/9702094, 80 pages, 12 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9701069 Introduction to S-Duality in N=2 Supersymmetric Gauge Theory. (A pedagogical review of the work of Seiberg and Witten)] 
by L. Alvarez-Gaume, S.F. Hassan (hep-th/9701069, 81 pages, 7 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9611209 Solitons, monopoles and duality: from sine-Gordon to Seiberg-Witten] 
by Sergei V. Ketov (hep-th/9611209, 72 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9611190 Introduction to Seiberg-Witten Theory and its Stringy Origin] 
by W. Lerche (hep-th/9611190, 37 pages, 22 figures)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9608090 Duality in supersymmetric gauge theories] 
by Paolo Di Vecchia (hep-th/9608090, 35 pages)

[http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9509066 Lectures on supersymmetric gauge theories and electric-magnetic duality] 
by K. Intriligator, N. Seiberg (hep-th/9509066, 44 pages)

[http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/~jmf/Teaching/Lectures/EDC.pdf Electromagnetic Duality for Children] 
by J. M. Figueroa-O'Farrill (209 pages)

String theory for non-physicists

2007-01-09T11:21:49Z

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===books===
'''The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory''' 
by Brian Greene (1999) 
One of the most popular books on the subject. The first part gives a basic overview of strings as well as background material on relativity and quantum mechanics. The second part describes more advanced ideas concerning details of the extra dimensions required by string theory.

'''The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time and the Texture of the Cosmos''' 
by Brian Greene (2004)

'''Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps and the Tenth Dimension''' 
by Michio Kaku (Oxford University Press, 1994) 
This work focuses on the extra dimensions of string theory, including much background material.

'''Superstrings: A Theory of Everything?''' 
by P. C. W. Davies (Editor) and Julian Brown (Editor) (Cambridge University Press, 1988) 
This book contains interviews with various physicists including Green, Gross, Witten, Feynman, Salam and Weinberg who give their views on Superstring Theory.

===videos===
'''NOVA: The Elegant Universe''' 
by Brian Greene (PBS, 2003) 
This documentary, based on Brian Greene's book of the same name, is an excellent introduction to string theory. It is available split up into short sections on the [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/ PBS website for The Elegant Universe]; you can also find them joined up into the three parts on [http://video.google.com/ Google Video] (legally?) if you search for "the elegant universe".

===websites===
[http://superstringtheory.com/ The Official String Theory Web Site] 
by Patricia Schwarz 
This site addresses string theory at many levels and is
appropriate for a broad audience. The basic version presents a broad overview
without equations. The reader can also learn about
the history of the subject and some of the people involved. Physics
topics addressed include Basics of Strings, Experiments,
Cosmology, and Black Holes.

[http://tena4.vub.ac.be/beyondstringtheory/index2.html Beyond String Theory] 
by Jan Troost 
In addition to topics such as accelerators, relativity, string theory, unification, banes, M-theory, the site also includes a number of "Intermezzos" on sociology, nobel prizes, and the like.

[http://www.sukidog.com/jpierre/strings/ Superstrings!] 
by John M. Pierre 
has a tutorial and further links on string theory

===articles===
[http://www.arxiv.org/abs/physics/9403001 Desperately Seeking Superstrings] 
by P. Ginsparg and S. Glashow (physics/9403001, 3 pages) 
This provides a popular-level critique of string theory as of 1986. Though now somewhat
dated, many of the comments are still relevant to string theory today, providing a sober
contrast to most other popular accounts.

[http://www.arxiv.org/abs/physics/0311047 String Theory: a theory in search of an experiment] 
by H. J. Schnitzer (physics/0311047, 7 pages) 
A sober discussion of string theory which comments on many modern developments. While written at the elementary level, many references are made to more advanced concepts.

Conformal Field Theory

2007-01-09T11:11:00Z

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see also [[String theory]]

===books===
'''Conformal Field Theory''' 
by P. Di Francesco, P. Mathieu, and D. Senechal (Springer Verlag, 1997) 
This encyclopedic reference is a favourite among string theorists.

===reviews===
[http://www.arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9108028 Applied Conformal Field Theory] 
by P. Ginsparg (hep-th/9108028) 
These lecture notes are a valuable reference on conformal field theory and Kac-Moody algebras.

[http://www.nikhef.nl/~t58/CFT.ps.gz Introduction to Conformal Field Theory] 
by A. N. Schellekens 
These are notes based on lectures given at schools in Germany and Spain in 1995.