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Strings and Superstrings

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After a brief review of the historical development, the basic features of bosonic strings and their quantization are presented. Adding in fermionic degrees of freedeom in various ways leads to the different superstring models, including the phenomenologically promising heterotic string. String interactions are discussed, in a more pictorial than mathematical manner. Recent developments and the future outlook conclude this article.

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  1. Institut für theoretische Physik, Universität Karlsruhe, 7500, Karlsruhe 1, Fed. Rep. Germany

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    Joachim Debrus

  2. Physics Department, University of Dortmund, Dortmund, Federal Republic of Germany

    Allen C. Hirshfeld

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Nicolai, H. (1988). Strings and Superstrings. In: Debrus, J., Hirshfeld, A.C. (eds) The Fundamental Interaction. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9522-9_10

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