# String theory for pedestrians

- Institution: CERN
- Department: CERN Academic Training Lecture
- Speaker: Barton Zwiebach
- Year: 2007
- Level: Graduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3008298)
- Licence: [CERN](http://copyright.web.cern.ch)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In this 3-lecture series I will discuss the basics of string theory, some physical applications, and the outlook for the future. I will begin with the main concepts of the classical theory and the application to the study of cosmic superstrings. Then I will turn to the quantum theory and discuss applications to the investigation of hadronic spectra and the recently discovered quark-gluon plasma. I will conclude with a sketch of string models of particle physics and showing some avenues that may lead to a complete formulation of string theory..

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## Lectures

1. [String theory for pedestrians](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3008298/c6d8f8e7d312), 1 h 18 min (CERN's player)