Intrinsic non-commutativity of closed string theory

Abstract We show that the proper interpretation of the cocycle operators appearing in the physical vertex operators of compactified strings is that the closed string target is noncommutative. We track down the appearance of this non-commutativity to the Polyakov action of the flat closed string in t...

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Main Authors: Laurent Freidel, Robert G. Leigh, Djordje Minic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP09(2017)060