STRING THEORY
Physics 642

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Instructor: George Siopsis
  • Office: 210 Nielsen Physics Bldg.
  • Phone: (865) 974-7859
  • FAX: (865) 974-7843
  • E-mail: siopsis AT tennessee DOT edu
Office hours:One hour after each class, whenever you find me at the office, and by appointment.
Sections:74026
Lectures:MW 12:00 - 1:15, Rm # 61 Perkins
Textbooks:
String Theory, Vol. 1, by Joe Polchinski (at the UT Bookstore)
Superstring Theory, (Vols. 1 and 2) by Michael Green, John Schwarz and Ed Witten
Homework:one problem set for each unit (for list of units, see web site); due as announced (in general, one week after we are done with the corresponding unit).
Project:You need to do a project on a topic of your choice (selected after consultation with the Instructor), write a short paper on it and present it in class at the end of the semester. This is not meant to be original work. You just need to understand a certain subject described in one of the textbooks or in a research paper you happen to be interested in.
Grade: 75% homework; 25% project.
WWW:The web site for the course is http://aesop.phys.utk.edu/strings

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