Introduction to String Theory, Spring 2024
lecture1 (Introduction, Bosonic string)
lecture2 (2d conformal field theory)
lecture3 (2d conformal field theory, Weyl anomaly)
lecture4 (Non-linear sigma model, Faddeev-Popov gauge fixing)
lecture5 (BRST quantization)
lecture6 (Bosonic string amplitudes)
lecture7 (RNS formalism, Fermionic torus partition functions)
lecture8 (Type II, D-branes)
lecture9 (T-duality)
lecture10 (Type I, orientifolds)
lecture11 (Toroidal compactification, Heterotic string)
lecture12 (String dualities, M-theory)
lecture13 (Heterotic M-theory, Anomaly)
lecture14 (Green-Schwarz Anomaly Cancellation, D-brane dynamics)
lecture15 (D-brane dynamics and Strominger-Vafa computation)
lecture16 (AdS/CFT)
I have taught the same course in 2017, 2021. But I have updated the lecture note by making corrections and adding more contents.
Lecture notes are written by referring to various sources without mentioning it. Comments are welcome.