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TEXTBOOKS: String theory, by Joseph Polchinski, Cambridge University Press. Superstring theory, by Michael Green, John Schwarz and Edward Witten, Cambridge University Press. String theory and M-theory, by Katrin Becker, Melanie Becker and John Schwarz, Cambridge University Press. TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIT 1: A first look at strings UNIT 2: Conformal field theory UNIT 3: The string spectrum UNIT 4: Amplitudes UNIT 5: Superstrings

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