Ghost cohomologies and hidden space-time symmetries

被引:6
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作者
Polyakov, Dimitri [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Amer Univ Beirut, Ctr Adv Math Studies, Beirut, Lebanon
[2] Amer Univ Beirut, Dept Phys, Beirut, Lebanon
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关键词
alpha-symmetry; picture changing; ghost cohomologies;
D O I
10.1142/S0217751X07036269
中图分类号
O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号
070202 ;
摘要
We observe and study new nonlinear global space-time symmetries of the full ghost + matter action of RNS superstring theory. We show that these surprising new symmetries are generated by the special worldsheet currents (physical vertex operators) of RNS superstring theory, violating the equivalence of superconformal ghost pictures. We review the questions of BRST-invariance and nontriviality of picture-dependent vertex operators and show their relation to hidden space time symmetries and hidden space-time dimensions. In particular, we relate the space time transformations, induced by picture-dependent currents, to the symmetries observed in the 2T physics approach.
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页码:2441 / 2459
页数:19
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