I
mentioned earlier that I’ve wanted to try and get some (basic) understanding of
String Theory over the coming holiday period. I wondered if a survey of the
topic might help me gain a better understanding of the underlying assumptions,
tools, theories and techniques which forms a substrate on which String Theory
is built upon. Like any highly specialized field, String Theory has been
constructed on top of a vast array of mathematical concepts, mechanics, and
physics.
Gerard 't Hooft Institute
for Theoretical Physics Universiteit Utrecht) offers a menu of subjects
(topics) which look to be a prerequisite in understanding and competence in
order to make sense of this theory. Here is that list.
- Languages
- Primary Mathematics
- Classical Mechanics
- Optics
- Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics
- Electronics
- Electromagnetism
- Quantum Mechanics
- Atoms and Molecules
- Solid State Physics
- Nuclear Physics
- Plasma Physics
- Advanced Mathematics
- Special Relativity
- Advanced Quantum Mechanics
- Phenomenology
- General Relativity
- Quantum Field Theory
- Superstring Theory
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