books
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Below is a list of books that may be useful to the reader. This list is not exhaustive, and does not constitute an endorsement.
Canonical reading
- M. Green, J. Schwarz, E. Witten, (1988). Superstring Theory (2 Volume Set). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521323840.
- J. Polchinski (1998). String Theory (2 Volume Set). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521633123.
Notes: Partial solutions
Graduate level
- Michio Kaku (1999). Strings, Conformal Fields, and M-Theory. Springer. ISBN 978-0387988924.
- Richard J. Szabo (2004). An Introduction to String Theory and D-Brane Dynamics. Imperial College Press. ISBN 978-1860944277.
- T. Ortin (2004). Gravity and Strings. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521824750.
- C. Bachas (Editor), J. Maldacena (Editor), K. S. Narain (Editor), S. Randjbar Daemi (Editor). Superstrings and Related Matters: Proceedings of the ICTP Spring Workshop ICTP, Trieste, Italy. World Scientific Publishing Company. ISBN 9789810245252.
- Paul H. Frampton (1986). Dual Resonance Models and Superstrings. World Scientific Pub Co Inc. ISBN 978-9971500801.
- John H. Schwarz (Ed.) (1985). Superstrings: The First 15 Years of Superstring Theory. World Scientific Pub. ISBN 978-9971978662.
Notes: A collection of reviews and papers of historical importance
Unclassified
- Pierre Deligne, Pavel Etingof, Daniel S. Freed, Lisa C. Jeffrey,David Kazhdan, John W. Morgan, David R. Morrison, Edward Witten (1999). Quantum Fields and Strings: A Course for Mathematicians. American Mathematical Society. ISBN 978-0821820131.
