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Minimizing gauge-functional for 2-d gravity and string theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2013-05-01 v1

Abstract

We show the existence of a minimizing procedure for selecting a unique representative on the orbit of any given Riemann surface that contributes to the string partition function. As it must, the procedure reduces the string path integral to a final integration over a particular fundamental domain, selected by the choice of the minimizing functional. This construction somehow demystifies the Gribov question.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1207.5210,
  title  = {Minimizing gauge-functional for 2-d gravity and string theory},
  author = {Laurent Baulieu and Daniel Zwanziger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.5210},
  year   = {2013}
}
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