In this volume, topics such as the AdS/CFT correspondence, non-BPS states, noncommutative gauge theories and the Randall–Sundrum scenario are discussed. For the AdS/CFT correspondence, some of its generalizations, including examples of non-AdS/nonconformal backgrounds, are described. Myer's effect in this context and otherwise is also treated. Recent results in the context of non-BPS states are reviewed, in particular the use of open string field theory in understanding the related problem of tachyon condensation. Instantons and solitons in noncommutative gauge theories are described, as are various issues in the framework of the Randall–Sundrum scenario.Contents:Lectures on Non-BPS Dirichlet Branes (M R Gaberdiel)Lectures on Warped Compactifications and Stringy Brane Constructions (S Kachru)Large N Field Theories, String Theory and Gravity (J Maldacena)Trieste Lectures on Solitons in Noncommutative Gauge Theories (N A Nekrasov)Readership: High energy, particle and mathematical physicists.Key Features:The first book of its kind to explain to lay persons, Muslims and non-Muslims, the mystique surrounding Islamic banking and financeDepicts clearly how the market has developed in South-East AsiaProvides a road map for Singapore to develop and strategize in the area of Islamic banking and finance