Metric-independent measures for supersymmetric extended object theories on curved backgrounds
For Green–Schwarz superstring σ-model on curved backgrounds, we introduce a non-metric measure Φ≡ϵijϵIJ(∂iφI)(∂jφJ) with two scalars φI(I=1,2) used in ‘Two-Measure Theory’ (TMT). As in the flat-background case, the string tension T=(2πα′)−1 emerges as an integration constant for the Ai-field equatio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Physics Letters B |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269314005280 |
| Summary: | For Green–Schwarz superstring σ-model on curved backgrounds, we introduce a non-metric measure Φ≡ϵijϵIJ(∂iφI)(∂jφJ) with two scalars φI(I=1,2) used in ‘Two-Measure Theory’ (TMT). As in the flat-background case, the string tension T=(2πα′)−1 emerges as an integration constant for the Ai-field equation. This mechanism is further generalized to supermembrane theory, and to super-p-brane theory, both on general curved backgrounds. This shows the universal applications of dynamical measure of TMT to general supersymmetric extended objects on general curved backgrounds. |
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| ISSN: | 0370-2693 1873-2445 |