D-branes - Johnson, Clifford V., (Clifford Victor) (Cambridge University Press, 2003)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 510-528) and index
Overview and overture -- Relativistic strings -- A closer look at the world-sheet -- Strings on circles and T-duality -- Background fields and world-volume actions -- D-branes tension and boundary states -- Supersymmetric strings -- Supersymmetric strings and T-duality -- World-volume curvature couplings -- The geometry of D-branes -- Multiple D-branes and bound states -- Strong coupling and string duality -- D-branes and geometry I -- K3 orientifolds and compactification -- D-branes and geometry II -- Towards M- and F-theory -- D-branes and black holes -- D-branes, gravity and gauge theory -- The holographic renormalisation group -- Taking stock
A self-contained and pedagogical introduction to D-branes, their theory and applications. Covering the basics as well as advanced applications, this book will be suitable as a textbook for graduate courses and also a valuable reference for researchers. There is no other book devoted to the technology of D-branes