String theory and the real world: from particle physics to astrophysics: Ecole d’ete de physique des Houches, session LXXXVII, 2 July-27 July 2007: Ecole thematique du CNRS

C. Bachas, L. Baulieu, M. Douglas, E. Kiritsis, E. Rabinovici, P. Vanhove, P. Windey and L.F. Cugliandolo (Eds.)008054813X, 9780080548135

This book is a collection of lectures given in July 2007 at the Les Houches Summer School on “String Theory and the Real World: From particle physics to astrophysics”. . Provides a pedagogical introduction to topics in String Theory, and Cosmology . Addresses each topic from the basis to the most recent developments . Covers the lectures by internationally-renowned and leading experts

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Table of contents :
Content:
Organizers
Page ix

Lecturers
Page ix

Participants
Pages x-xii

Foreword
Pages xiii-xvii
Costas Bachas, Laurent Baulieu, Michael Douglas, Elias Kiritsis, Eliezer Rabinovici, Pierre Vanhove, Paul Windey, Leticia Cugliandolo

Topics in string phenomenology Original Research Article
Pages 1-44
I. Antoniadis

Orientifolds, and the search for the standard model in string theory Original Research Article
Pages 45-123
Elias Kiritsis

Lectures on supersymmetry breaking Original Research Article
Pages 125-172
Kenneth Intriligator, Nathan Seiberg

Supersymmetry and the real world Original Research Article
Pages 173-178
G.F. Giudice

Les Houches lectures on cosmology and fundamental theory Original Research Article
Pages 179-215
Juan M. Maldacena

Spontaneous breaking of space-time symmetries Original Research Article
Pages 217-255
Eliezer Rabinovici

The standard model from D-branes in string theory Original Research Article
Pages 257-300
Angel M. Uranga

Non-renormalisation theorems in superstring and supergravity theories Original Research Article
Pages 301-351
Pierre Vanhove

Preparing the LHC experiments for first data Original Research Article
Pages 353-369
F. Gianotti

String theory, gravity and experiment Original Research Article
Pages 371-448
Thibault Damour, Marc Lilley

Aspects of hagedorn holography Original Research Article
Pages 449-481
J.L.F. Barbón, E. Rabinovici

Lectures on constructing string vacua Original Research Article
Pages 483-610
Frederik Denef

Gauge-string dualities and some applications Original Research Article
Pages 611-662
Marcus K. Benna, Igor R. Klebanov