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What are the mathematical prerequisites to understand this paper?

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What are the mathematical prerequisites to understand this paper?

Blumenhagen et al. Four-dimensional String Compactifications with D-Branes, Orientifolds and Fluxes. Phys. Rept. 445 no. 1-6, pp. 1-193 (2007). doi:10.1016/j.physrep.2007.04.003, arXiv:hep-th/0610327.

I know quantum field theory and some string theory (at the level of string theory demystified) What else should I know in order to be able to read this paper?

This post imported from StackExchange Physics at 2014-07-09 07:34 (UCT), posted by SE-user sdfxvcv

asked Jan 25, 2013 in Resources and References by sdfxvcv (0 points) [ revision history ]
recategorized Sep 12, 2014 by Dilaton

Would also be good to receive some tips on sources and references where best to learn the required math.

This post imported from StackExchange Physics at 2014-07-09 07:35 (UCT), posted by SE-user vonjd

commented Jan 25, 2013 by vonjd (0 points) [ no revision ]

I suggest you to start reading the article and you'll see things you possibly don't understand, then do research about those topics. And if it's possible, you should look for a tutor in your university.

This post imported from StackExchange Physics at 2014-07-09 07:35 (UCT), posted by SE-user Anuar

commented Jan 25, 2013 by Anuar (0 points) [ no revision ]

Halfway through the intro (on page 16), the authors state what they expect from the reader. I suggest you start with the Polchinski textbook, which is very legible. In my opinion there shouldn't be any real mathematical difficulties at this point - everything you need is explained in string textbooks on the physicist level. Of course you need some ideas about manifolds and representation theory, but if you're not at that level you'd better defer working on string theory at the moment ;)

This post imported from StackExchange Physics at 2014-07-09 07:35 (UCT), posted by SE-user Vibert

commented Jan 25, 2013 by Vibert (0 points) [ no revision ]

Hi @sdfxvcv: We like very much the topic and level of your question. However we often see that OP asks a soft-question about prerequisites and references rather than posing an actual physics question. Such soft-questions are quite restricted on Phys.SE. It is much better to ask the first actual physics question that you have when you try to understand a subject.

This post imported from StackExchange Physics at 2014-07-09 07:35 (UCT), posted by SE-user Qmechanic

commented Jan 25, 2013 by Qmechanic (3,120 points) [ no revision ]

@Qmechanic can I get somewhere the information the OP wanted to get? I was very interested in an answer to this question too. Nowhere on Physics SE can one find information about what mathematical prerequisites are needed to understand such papers and what are nice introductions to get started. All such questions get closed immediately. This is very discouraging when one wants to learn stuff :-(

This post imported from StackExchange Physics at 2014-07-09 07:35 (UCT), posted by SE-user Dilaton

commented Jan 25, 2013 by Dilaton (6,240 points) [ no revision ]

Now I am trying to find a way how we can get the information, or more generally about what are the mathematical prerequisits to understand ST and about nice introductory material here. People who were interested in this information too should come to meta to help find a way to get it, if there is any ...

This post imported from StackExchange Physics at 2014-07-09 07:35 (UCT), posted by SE-user Dilaton

commented Jan 26, 2013 by Dilaton (6,240 points) [ no revision ]

Maybe useful things can be found in the answers to this related question physics.stackexchange.com/q/2528/2751

This post imported from StackExchange Physics at 2014-07-09 07:35 (UCT), posted by SE-user Dilaton

commented Feb 25, 2013 by Dilaton (6,240 points) [ no revision ]

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