Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I From Particles to Strings
- 1 Classical Relativistic Point Particles
- 2 Classical Relativistic Strings
- 3 Quantised Relativistic Particles and Strings
- Part II TheWorld-Sheet Perspective
- Part III The Space-Time Perspective
- Part IV Outlook
- Appendix A Notation and Conventions
- Appendix B Units, Constants, and Scales
- Appendix C Fourier Series and Fourier Integrals
- Appendix D Modular Forms and Special Functions
- Appendix E Young Tableaux
- Appendix F Gaussian Integrals and Integral Exponential Function
- Appendix G Lie Algebras, Lie Groups, and Symmetric Spaces
- References
- Index
3 - Quantised Relativistic Particles and Strings
from Part I - From Particles to Strings
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 March 2022
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I From Particles to Strings
- 1 Classical Relativistic Point Particles
- 2 Classical Relativistic Strings
- 3 Quantised Relativistic Particles and Strings
- Part II TheWorld-Sheet Perspective
- Part III The Space-Time Perspective
- Part IV Outlook
- Appendix A Notation and Conventions
- Appendix B Units, Constants, and Scales
- Appendix C Fourier Series and Fourier Integrals
- Appendix D Modular Forms and Special Functions
- Appendix E Young Tableaux
- Appendix F Gaussian Integrals and Integral Exponential Function
- Appendix G Lie Algebras, Lie Groups, and Symmetric Spaces
- References
- Index
Summary
The covariant quantisation of relativistic particles is reviewed and compared to field quantisation. Then we outline the covariant quantisation of strings, focussing on the novel features compared to relativistic particles which motivate the development of the world-sheet or CFT formalism.
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