PHYSICS 237B · PHYS 237BString Theory
Physics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Current topics in string theory, which may include anti-de Sitter/conformal field theory (AdS/CFT) correspondence, string dualities, compactification, and connections to quantum information.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 237A.
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Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
PHYSICS 237B
- PHYSICS 237AString Theory
- PHYSICS 221AQuantum Mechanics
- PHYSICS 221BQuantum Mechanics
- PHYSICS 221CQuantum Mechanics
- PHYSICS 230AQuantum Field Theory
1 direct requisite. The whole upstream is here — 9 courses over 3 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.