Siegel's lectures, PHY 622, F'16

Scattering, Green-Schwarz superstrings, etc.

• Subsection numbers from Fields v4.
• Homework in bold due 1 week after reached in lecture, @ beginning of class.
• Assigned reading: @ least 2 subsections ahead of lecture.

1. Regge behavior
   1. Coulomb scattering (VIIA6, 2nd ½; see also VIIA2 on Γ's)
   2. Regge theory (XIA1); XIA1.1-2
2. General properties
   1. String types, internal symmetry (XIA4; see also VC9)
   2. T-duality (XIA5)
   3. Worldsheet lattice (XIA7, 1st ½; see also VC8, VIIC4)
3. Trees
   1. Trees in quantum mechanics (VIIIC5; 1st ½)
   2. Open string trees (XIB6; see also VIIA2 on B's); XIB6.1-2
   3. Closed string trees (XIB7); XIB7.2
   4. Ghosts (XIB8)
   5. Vertex operators (XIB9); XIB9.1
4. Green-Schwarz superstrings
   1. Triality (XIB5); XIB5.2
   2. Superparticle (IIIB6); IIIB6.1
   3. Superstring (XIA9); XIA9.1