Superstring Construction (ISSN)

The book includes a selection of papers on the construction of superstring theories, mainly written during the years 1984-1987. It covers ten-dimensional supersymmetric and non-supersymmetric strings, four-dimensional heterotic strings and four-dimensional type-II strings. An introduction to more recent developments in conformal field theory in relation to string construction is provided. Content: Current Physics — Sources and Comments Page ii Front Matter Page iii Copyright page Page iv Preface Pages v-vi A.N. Schellekens Acknowledgements Page vii 1 - Introduction Page 1 2 - Conformal Field Theory for String Compactifications Pages 3-30 3 - The Birth of Superstrings Pages 31-32 Supersymmetry, Supergravity Theories and the Dual Spinor Model Pages 33-70 F. GLIOZZI, J. SCHERK, D. OLIVE Supersymmetrical String Theories Pages 71-75 Michael B. GREEN, John H. SCHWARZ Heterotic String Theory (I). The free heterotic string Pages 76-107 David J. GROSS, Jeffrey A. HARVEY, Emil MARTINEC, Ryan ROHM 4 - Non-Supersymmetric Ten-Dimensional Strings Pages 109-110 String Theories in Ten Dimensions without Spacetime Supersymmetry Pages 111-123 L.J. DIXON, J.A. HARVEY An O(16) × O(16) Heterotic String Pages 124-131 L. ALVAREZ-GAUMÉ, P. GINSPARG, G. MOORE, C. VAFA Spin Structures in String Theory Pages 132-150 N. SEIBERG, E. WITTEN Classification of closed-fermionic-string models Pages 151-161 H. Kawai, D.C. Lewellen, S.-H.H. Tye Ten-Dimensional Heterotic Strings from Niemeier Lattices Pages 162-166 W. LERCHE, D. LÜST, A.N. SCHELLEKENS 5 - Four-Dimensional Heterotic Strings Pages 167-171 Strings on Orbifolds Pages 172-180 L. DIXON, J.A. HARVEY, C. VAFA, E. WITTEN Strings on Orbifolds (II) Pages 181-210 L. DIXON, J. HARVEY, C. VAFA, E. WITTEN Orbifolds and Wilson Lines Pages 211-218 L.E. IBÁÑEZ, H.P. NILLES, F. QUEVEDO Asymmetric Orbifolds Pages 219-245 K.S. NARAIN, M.H. SARMADI, C. VAFA New Heterotic String Theories in Uncompactified Dimensions < 10 Pages 246-251 K.S. NARAIN Chiral Four-Dimensional Heterotic Strings from Self-Dual Lattices Pages 252-282 W. LERCHE, D. LÜST, A.N. SCHELLEKENS Construction of Fermionic String Models in Four Dimensions Pages 283-358 Hikaru KAWAI, David C. LEWELLEN, S.-H. Henry TYE Four-Dimensional Superstrings Pages 359-380 I. ANTONIADIS, C.P. BACHAS, C. KOUNNAS Space-Time Supersymmetry in Compactified String Theory and Superconformal Models Pages 381-402 Doron GEPNER Exactly Solvable String Compactifications on Manifolds of Su( N ) Holonomy Pages 403-411 Doron GEPNER 6 - Four-Dimensional Type-II Strings Pages 413-414 On the Compactification of the Closed Supersymmetric String Pages 415-420 L. CASTELLANI, R. D‘AURIA, F. GLIOZZI, S. SCIUTO A New Method of Incorporating Symmetry into Superstring Theory Pages 421-441 R. BLUHM, L. DOLAN, P. GODDARD Four-Dimensional type ii Strings and their Extensions: Type iii Strings Pages 442-448 Hikaru KAWAI, David C. LEWELLEN, S.-H. Henry TYE Covariant Lattices, Superconformal Invariance and Strings Pages 449-469 W. LERCHE, B.E.W. NILSSON, A.N. SCHELLEKENS On Four-Dimensional Gauge Theories from Type ii Superstrings Pages 470-509 Lance J. DIXON, Vadim S. KAPLUNOVSKY, Cumrun VAFA References Pages 511-514