A note on the Einstein equation in string theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2010-10-27 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We show, using purely classical considerations and logical extrapolation of results belonging to point particle theories, that the metric background field in which a string propagates must satisfy an Einstein or an Einstein-like equation. Additionally, there emerge restrictions on the worldsheet curvature, which seems to act as a source for spacetime gravity, even in the absence of other matter fields.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9705062,
title = {A note on the Einstein equation in string theory},
author = {Sayan Kar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9705062},
year = {2010}
}
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12 pages, RevTex, no figures