| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Announcements, introduction Lorentz transformations Light-cone coordinates | (PDF) |
| 2 | Energy and momentum Compact dimensions, orbifolds Quantum mechanics and the square well | (PDF) |
| 3 | Relativistic electrodynamics Gauss' law Gravitation and Planck's length | (PDF) |
| 4 | Gravitational potentials, compactification, and large extra dimensions | (PDF) |
| 5 | Nonrelativistic strings and Lagrangian mechanics | (PDF) |
| 6 | The relativistic point particle: Action, reparametrizations, and equations of motion | (PDF) |
| 7 | Area formula for spatial surfaces | (PDF) |
| 8 | Area formula for spatial surfaces (cont.) | (PDF) |
| 9 | Change of variables | (PDF) |
| 10 | Relativistic strings: Nambu-Goto action, equations of motion and boundary conditions | (PDF) |
| 11 | Static gauge, transverse velocity, and string action Motion of free open string endpoints | (PDF) |
| 12 | The sigma-parametrization Equations of motion and virasoro constraints General motion for open strings Rotating open strings | (PDF) |
| 13 | Periodicity conditions for the motion of closed strings The formation of cusps Conserved currents in E&M Conserved charges in lagrangian mechanics | (PDF) |
| 14 | Momentum charges for the string Lorentz charges for the strings Angular momentum of the rotating string Discuss alpha' and the string length l_s General gauges: fixing tau and natural units | (PDF) |
| 15 | Solution of the open string motion in the light-cone gauge | (PDF) |
| 16 | Light-cone fields and particles | (PDF) |
| 17 | Light-cone fields and particles (cont.) | (PDF) |
| 18 | Open strings | (PDF) |
| 19 | Critical dimension Constructing the state space Tachyons | (PDF) |
| 20 | Closed strings | (PDF) |
| 21 | Wrap-up of closed strings Superstrings | (PDF) |
| 22 | Superstrings (cont.) | (PDF) |
| 23 | Closed strings Heterotic string theory | (PDF) |
| 24 | Dp-branes Parallel Dp's | (PDF) |
| 25 | Dp-branes (cont.) | (PDF) |
| 26 | Final exam review | (PDF) |