Books by Joseph Polchinski
String Theory (Vols 1 and 2)
by Joseph Polchinski
This book includes the key early ideas of what’s known as the second superstring revolution. That is where Polchinski made his own greatest contribution, which goes by name of the D-brane. These are some of the ideas that Polchinski brought into the field, through his research papers, and he captured those ideas in his book in an elegant and very systematic way. It’s this gorgeously edited and refined book and he also retains an impressive website where he’s caught all the errors in the equations and corrected them.
Interviews where books by Joseph Polchinski were recommended
The best books on String Theory, recommended by Steven Gubser
What is string theory, and why should we bother finding out? Princeton physics professor Steven Gubser, author of The Little Book of String Theory, explains.