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Effective string theory simplified

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: In this note we simplify the formulation of the Poincaré-invariant effective string theory in D dimensions by adding an intrinsic metric and embedding its dynamics into the Polyakov formalism. We use this formalism to classify operators order-by-order in the inverse physical length of the string, in a fully gauge-invariant framework. We then use this classification to analyze the universality and nonuniversality of observables, up to and including the second sub-leading order in the long string expansion.

Source: Journal of High Energy Physics

DOI: 10.1007/jhep09(2014)183

Authors: Simeon Hellerman, Shunsuke Maeda, Jonathan Maltz, Ian Swanson

Institutions: Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Awards: Generic Superstring Theory and its Applications, New Tools For String Theory, G5297739550, G6011121740