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What are the origins of string theory?

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What are the origins of string theory?
« on: 21/11/2015 14:08:22 »
I am looking for some historical background on the origins of string theory. In particular the linking of scattering amplitudes to the Euler beta function which led on to the work of Leonard Susskind.
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Re: What are the origins of string theory?
« Reply #1 on: 24/11/2015 14:59:43 »
For anyone remotely interested I found this on wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_string_theory
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Re: What are the origins of string theory?
« Reply #2 on: 09/04/2017 11:16:39 »
Does anyone know of any good sources of information on Regge theory?
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Re: What are the origins of string theory?
« Reply #3 on: 09/04/2017 11:23:35 »
Has anyone come across this?
http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521110358
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Re: What are the origins of string theory?
« Reply #4 on: 09/04/2017 14:15:15 »
Quote from: jeffreyH on 09/04/2017 11:23:35
Has anyone come across this?
http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521110358

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