Thread: Books

I'm looking to read up on M-theory and I was wondering about any good books you know of. Any Science books in general actually. Any help would be appreciated.

Originally Posted by Wildstar

I'm looking to read up on M-theory and I was wondering about any good books you know of. Any Science books in general actually. Any help would be appreciated.

I would be very very leery of most popular books on the subject. M theory is far less mature that what is generally represented in books for a general audience.

This is an introductory but very serious text. It is not for the faint of heart.

String Theory and M Theory: A Modern Introduction -- Becker, Becker and Schwarz

This the foundational x-rated paper from the master:
http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/hep-th/pdf/9503/9503124v2.pdf

Here are some popular articles and web sites that I think are honest:

http://superstringtheory.com/people/witten.html

http://www.sns.ias.edu/~witten/papers/Unravelling.pdf

http://www.sns.ias.edu/~witten/papers/string.pdf

http://www.sns.ias.edu/~witten/papers/mmm.pdf

http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/research/...lic/qg_ss.html

http://www.theory.caltech.edu/people...gs/str154.html

Okay thanks a lot!