BRST ghosts as worldsheet parameters in gauge-invariant string field theory

Sumit R. Das; Mark A. Rubin

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(86)91259-1

BRST ghosts as worldsheet parameters in gauge-invariant string field theory

Sumit R. Das, Mark A. Rubin

Physics And Astronomy

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

The closed and open bosonic strings are quantized in the Tomonaga-Schwinger-Dirac (TSD) formalism. This leads to a gauge-invariant second-quantized free string field theory. The worldsheet parameters are dynamical variables which, in the quantum theory, are represented by anticommuting operators. This TSD quantization is seen to be formally identical to the BRST quantization and provides a geometrical interpretation of the anticommuting BRST ghosts as quantized worldsheet parameters.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	81-86
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	181
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(86)91259-1
State	Published - Nov 27 1986

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Access to Document

10.1016/0370-2693(86)91259-1

Cite this

@article{f5a6dc6b68fa4d06831c2ab8d271e44d,

title = "BRST ghosts as worldsheet parameters in gauge-invariant string field theory",

abstract = "The closed and open bosonic strings are quantized in the Tomonaga-Schwinger-Dirac (TSD) formalism. This leads to a gauge-invariant second-quantized free string field theory. The worldsheet parameters are dynamical variables which, in the quantum theory, are represented by anticommuting operators. This TSD quantization is seen to be formally identical to the BRST quantization and provides a geometrical interpretation of the anticommuting BRST ghosts as quantized worldsheet parameters.",

author = "Das, {Sumit R.} and Rubin, {Mark A.}",

year = "1986",

month = nov,

day = "27",

doi = "10.1016/0370-2693(86)91259-1",

language = "English",

volume = "181",

pages = "81--86",

number = "1-2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - BRST ghosts as worldsheet parameters in gauge-invariant string field theory

AU - Das, Sumit R.

AU - Rubin, Mark A.

PY - 1986/11/27

Y1 - 1986/11/27

N2 - The closed and open bosonic strings are quantized in the Tomonaga-Schwinger-Dirac (TSD) formalism. This leads to a gauge-invariant second-quantized free string field theory. The worldsheet parameters are dynamical variables which, in the quantum theory, are represented by anticommuting operators. This TSD quantization is seen to be formally identical to the BRST quantization and provides a geometrical interpretation of the anticommuting BRST ghosts as quantized worldsheet parameters.

AB - The closed and open bosonic strings are quantized in the Tomonaga-Schwinger-Dirac (TSD) formalism. This leads to a gauge-invariant second-quantized free string field theory. The worldsheet parameters are dynamical variables which, in the quantum theory, are represented by anticommuting operators. This TSD quantization is seen to be formally identical to the BRST quantization and provides a geometrical interpretation of the anticommuting BRST ghosts as quantized worldsheet parameters.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=45949131110&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=45949131110&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/0370-2693(86)91259-1

DO - 10.1016/0370-2693(86)91259-1

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:45949131110

VL - 181

SP - 81

EP - 86

IS - 1-2

ER -

BRST ghosts as worldsheet parameters in gauge-invariant string field theory

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this