Work

Superstring interactions in app-wave background

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: We construct light-cone gauge superstring field theory in a pp-wave background with Ramond-Ramond flux. The leading term in the interaction Hamiltonian is determined up to an overall function of ${p}^{+}$ by requiring closure of the pp-wave superalgebra. The bosonic and fermionic Neumann matrices for this cubic vertex are derived, as is the interaction point operator. We comment on the development of a $1/\ensuremath{\mu}{p}^{+}$ expansion for these results.

Source: Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields

DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.66.086004

Authors: Marcus Spradlin, Anastasia Volovich

Institutions: Princeton University, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

Awards: A SILICON-DRIFT-CHAMBER, A PARALLEL COMPUTER FORM, & READOUTDEVELOPMENT FOR AN ELECTROMAGNETIC CALORIMETER FOR THE SSC., WARM LIQUID CALORIMETRY, FRONTEND ELECTRONICS, & SILICON DRIFT DETECTOR R&D FOR SSC.