Academic Catalog

PHYS486 STRING THEORY II

Course Code: 2300486
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Physics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 2300485
The course set above should be completed before taking PHYS486 STRING THEORY II .

Course Content

D-branes and gauge fields, string charge and D-branes charges, T-duality of closed and open strings on D-branes, non-linear and Born-Infeld electrodynamics, introduction to superstrings