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On Semiclassical Limits of String States

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v1

Abstract

We explore the relation between classical and quantum states in both open and closed (super)strings discussing the relevance of coherent states as a semiclassical approximation. For the closed string sector a gauge-fixing of the residual world-sheet rigid translation symmetry of the light-cone gauge is needed for the construction to be possible. The circular target-space loop example is worked out explicitly.

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@article{arxiv.0706.0731,
  title  = {On Semiclassical Limits of String States},
  author = {Jose J. Blanco-Pillado and Alberto Iglesias and Warren Siegel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.0731},
  year   = {2008}
}
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