Developing the Covariant Batalin-Vilkovisky Approach to String Theory

作者: H. Hata , B. Zwiebach

DOI: 10.1006/APHY.1994.1006

关键词: Nambu–Goto actionPhysicsString cosmologyString (physics)String phenomenologyNon-critical string theoryRelationship between string theory and quantum field theoryString field theoryClassical mechanicsBackground independenceTheoretical physicsGeneral Physics and Astronomy

摘要: Abstract We investigate the variation of string field action under changes vertices giving rise to different decompositions moduli spaces Riemann surfaces. establish that any such change in arises from a transformation canonical with respect Batalin-Vilkovisky (BV) antibracket and find explicit form generator infinitesimal transformations. Two theories using space are shown yield same gauge-fixed upon use gauge-fixing conditions. also elaborate on recent work covariant BV formalism, emphasize necessity measure two-dimensional order extend analysis background independence quantum theory.

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