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B-RNS-GSS heterotic string in curved backgrounds

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-03-01 v2

Abstract

The recently established B-RNS-GSS formalism is extended for the description of the heterotic superstring in curved backgrounds. We propose a generalized action and BRST charge defined in the small Hilbert space with the standard form of an N=(1,0)\mathcal{N}=(1,0) worldsheet superconformal theory with superconformal generator GG and stress tensor TT. We show that {G,G}=2T\big\{G,G\big\}=-2T implies the D=10 N=1 supergravity and super-Yang-Mills equations of motion, as well as holomorphicity of the BRST charge.

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@article{arxiv.2211.06899,
  title  = {B-RNS-GSS heterotic string in curved backgrounds},
  author = {Nathan Berkovits and Osvaldo Chandia and Joao Gomide and Lucas N. S. Martins},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.06899},
  year   = {2023}
}

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25 pages + appendices; reference arXiv number added

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