Renormalization Group Flow in BRST Invariant Open String $σ$-Model
Year: 2000
Type: preprint
Abstract: The renormalization group flow in the theory space of a BRST invariant string $σ$-model is investigated. For the open bosonic string the non-perturbative off-shell effective action and its gauge symmetry properties are determined from $β$-functions defined by the local Weyl anomaly. The interactions are shown to explicitly break the free theory BRST invariance generating new non-linear gauge symmetries of the type present in Witten's string field theory. In the Feynman-Siegel gauge the $σ$-model is shown to generate Witten's structure of vertex couplings.
Author: Neves, Rui
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4394649133