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Doubly Supersymmetric Null Strings and String Tension Generation

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-22 v1

Abstract

We propose a twistor--like formulation of N=1, D=3,4,6 and 10 null superstrings. The model possesses N=1 target space supersymmetry and n=D-2 local worldsheet supersymmetry, the latter replaces the kappa-symmetry of the conventional approach to the strings. Adding a Wess--Zumino term to a null superstring action we observe a string tension generation mechanism: the induced worldsheet metric becomes non-degenerate and the resulting model turns out to be classically equivalent to the heterotic string.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9307039,
  title  = {Doubly Supersymmetric Null Strings and String Tension Generation},
  author = {Igor A. Bandos and Dmitrij P. Sorokin and Mario Tonin and Dmitrij V. Volkov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9307039},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages, LaTeX, DFPD/93/TH/48