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arxiv hep-th/9411028 v1 pith:2OY7AWNZ submitted 1994-11-04 hep-th

Joseph Polchinski This is my paper · ORCID
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The first part is an introduction to conformal field theory and string perturbation theory. The second part deals with the search for a deeper answer to the question posed in the title. Contents: 1. Conformal Field Theory 2. String Theory 3. Vacua and Dualities 4. String Field Theory or Not String Field Theory 5. Matrix Models

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