TY - BOOK AU - Kiritsis, Elias TI - String theory in a nutshell SN - 9780691122304 PY - 2012/// CY - Kolkata PB - Levant Books N2 - String Theory in a Nutshell is the definitive introduction to modern string theory. Written by one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject, this concise and accessible book starts with basic definitions and guides readers from classic topics to the most exciting frontiers of research today. It covers perturbative string theory, the unity of string interactions, black holes and their microscopic entropy, the AdS/CFT correspondence and its applications, matrix model tools for string theory, and more.---Provided by publisher ER -