Physics Blog's of Note
(WARNING! I only recommend the physics content of these blogs.):
Frequently Asked Questions I have received by email
(and the answers of others I have given):
Recommended Links
INTERNET RESOURCES
The Official String Theory Web Site
Created by physicist Patricia Schwarz,
this
website includes a basic introduction to string theory, an
audiovisual lecture, biographies of theoretical physicists,
and a
timeline of string theory.
http://superstringtheory.com/
Physical Review Focus
"Physical Review Focus is a free service
of
the American Physical Society (APS). Focus stories explain
selected
physics research published in the APS journals Physical Review
and
Physical Review Letters (PRL)." Use the Search function to
find
articles on string theory.
http://focus.aps.org/
The Second Superstring Revolution
A website created by Professor John H.
Schwarz, Harold Brown Professor of Theoretical Physics,
California
Institute of Technology. Sections include The Basic Ideas of
Superstring Theory, A Brief History of Superstrings, and
Supersymmetry.
http://www.theory.caltech.edu/people/jhs/strings/
Superstrings!
Superstrings! is an online tutorial to
superstring theory and includes a glossary, references, and
links to
other websites.
http://www.sukidog.com/jpierre/strings/
The Symphony of Everything
A short interactive introduction to
string
theory.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/201650.asp
Website dedicated to obtaining a Masters degree in the Sciences by Angela Boyd
BOOKS
Green, M. (Michael B.), John H. Schwarz, and
Edward
Witten. Superstring theory. Cambridge, Eng., New York,
Cambridge University Press, 1987. 2 v.
QC794.6.S85G74 1987
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: v. 1. Introduction. -- v. 2.
Loop
amplitudes, anomalies, and phenomenology.
Greene, B. (Brian). The elegant universe:
superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the
ultimate
theory. New York, W. W. Norton, c1999. 448 p.
QC794.6.S85G75 1999
Bibliography: p. 427-428.
Gribbin, John R. The search for
superstrings,
symmetry, and the theory of everything. Boston, Little,
Brown,
c1998. 212 p.
QC794.6.G7G77 1998
Bibliography: p. 200-204.
Originally published: In search of SUSY.
UK,
Penguin, 1998.
Kaku, Michio. Hyperspace: a scientific
odyssey
through parallel universes, time warps, and the tenth
dimension.
New York, Oxford University Press, 1994. 359 p.
QC793.3.F5K35 1994
Bibliography: p. 353-354.
Kaku, Michio, and Jennifer Trainer Thompson.
Beyond Einstein: the cosmic quest for the theory of the
universe. Rev. and updated. New York, Anchor Books, 1995.
224 p.
QC173.7.K35 1995
Bibliography: p. 211-212.
Peat, F. David. Superstrings and the search
for
the theory of everything. Chicago, Contemporary Books,
c1988.
362 p.
QC794.6.S85P43 1988
Bibliography: p. 345-348.
Polchinski, Joseph Gerard. String
theory.
Cambridge, Eng., New York, Cambridge University Press, 1998. 2
v.
QC794.6.S85P65 1998
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: v. 1. An introduction to the
bosonic
string. -- v. 2. Superstring theory and beyond.
Superstrings: a theory of everything?
Edited
by P.C.W. Davies, Julian Brown. Cambridge Eng., New York,
Cambridge
University Press, 1988. 234 p.
QC794.6.S85S869
1988