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can derive the action for a relativistic point particle, and can derive the Polyakov action for relativistic strings
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has knowledge about the properties of the classical equations or motion for strings
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can derive the Virasoro constraints, understands the symmetries of the relativistic string, and can solve the Virasoro constraints in light cone gauge
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is able to quantize the bosonic string in light cone gauge, and can derive the mass spectrum of the bosonic string
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understands the basic principles of supersymmetry in two dimensions, can formulate the action for the superstring, can quantize the superstring, and can derive the critical dimension for the superstring
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is familiar with the basics of D-branes and T-duality, can derive the spectrum of the superstring, use the GSO projection, and has knowledge about the low-energy effective action of superstrings
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The course covers the basic concepts of modern string theory. This includes covariant and light-cone quantisation of bosonic and fermionic strings, geometry and topology of string world-sheets, vertex operators and string scattering amplitudes, world-sheet and space-time supersymmetries, elements of conformal field theory, Green-Schwarz superstrings, strings in curved backgrounds, low-energy effective actions, D-brane physics.
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