Mapping between Witten and lightcone string field theories

Abstract We propose a transformation between the off-shell field variables of Witten’s open bosonic string field theory and the traditional lightcone string field theory of Kaku and Kikkawa, based on Mandelstam’s interacting string picture. This is accomplished by deforming the Witten vertex into li...

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Autores principales:	Theodore Erler, Hiroaki Matsunaga
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	SpringerOpen 2021
Materias:	String Field Theory Bosonic Strings Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity QC770-798
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4a44ef1647a94eaaa940069044e8c2402021-12-05T12:25:02ZMapping between Witten and lightcone string field theories10.1007/JHEP11(2021)2081029-8479https://doaj.org/article/4a44ef1647a94eaaa940069044e8c2402021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP11(2021)208https://doaj.org/toc/1029-8479Abstract We propose a transformation between the off-shell field variables of Witten’s open bosonic string field theory and the traditional lightcone string field theory of Kaku and Kikkawa, based on Mandelstam’s interacting string picture. This is accomplished by deforming the Witten vertex into lightcone cubic and quartic vertices, followed by integrating out the ghost and lightcone oscillator excitations from the string field. Surprisingly, the last step does not alter the cubic and quartic interactions and does not generate effective vertices, and leads precisely to Kaku and Kikkawa’s lightcone string field theory.Theodore ErlerHiroaki MatsunagaSpringerOpenarticleString Field TheoryBosonic StringsNuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. RadioactivityQC770-798ENJournal of High Energy Physics, Vol 2021, Iss 11, Pp 1-73 (2021)
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topic	String Field Theory Bosonic Strings Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity QC770-798
spellingShingle	String Field Theory Bosonic Strings Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity QC770-798 Theodore Erler Hiroaki Matsunaga Mapping between Witten and lightcone string field theories
description	Abstract We propose a transformation between the off-shell field variables of Witten’s open bosonic string field theory and the traditional lightcone string field theory of Kaku and Kikkawa, based on Mandelstam’s interacting string picture. This is accomplished by deforming the Witten vertex into lightcone cubic and quartic vertices, followed by integrating out the ghost and lightcone oscillator excitations from the string field. Surprisingly, the last step does not alter the cubic and quartic interactions and does not generate effective vertices, and leads precisely to Kaku and Kikkawa’s lightcone string field theory.
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title	Mapping between Witten and lightcone string field theories
title_short	Mapping between Witten and lightcone string field theories
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title_fullStr	Mapping between Witten and lightcone string field theories
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Mapping between Witten and lightcone string field theories

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