A highly-praised comprehensive, introductory reference on superstring theoryBegins with a simple discussion of point particle theory and uses Feynman path integrals to unify the presentation of superstringsIncorporates the latest advances and stresses current areas of interest, including: string field theory, multi-loops, Teichmüller spaces, conformal field theory, and four-dimensional stringsKaku is a well-known author of both scientific and popular-level books who is sometimes cited in the pressKaku's is the best comprehensive text on string theory, including applications to phenomenology"FOUNDATIONS OF PYSICS

I. First Quantization and Path Integrals; 1. Path Integrals and Point Particles; 2. Nambu-Goto Strings; 3. Superstrings; 4. Conformal Field Theory and Kac-Moody Algebras; 5. Multiloops and Teichmüller Spaces; II. Second Quantization and the Search for Geometry; 6. Light Cone Field Theory; 7. BRST Field Theory; 8. Anomalies and the Atiyah-Singer Theorem; 9. Heterotic Strings and Compactification; 10. Calabi-Yau Spaces and Orbifolds; 11.M-theory and Duality; 12. Compatifications and BPS States 13. Solitons, D-branes, and Black Holes; Appendices; Index