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Solving String Field Equations: New Uses for Old Tools

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-07 v2

Abstract

It is argued that the (NS-sector) superstring field equations are integrable, i.e. their solutions are obtainable from linear equations. We adapt the 25-year-old solution-generating "dressing" method and reduce the construction of nonperturbative superstring configurations to a specific cohomology problem. The application to vacuum superstring field theory is outlined.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0212335,
  title  = {Solving String Field Equations: New Uses for Old Tools},
  author = {Alexander Kling and Olaf Lechtenfeld and Alexander D. Popov and Sebastian Uhlmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0212335},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Talk presented by O.L. at the 35th International Symposium Ahrenshoop on the Theory of Elementary Particles, Berlin, Germany, 26-30 Aug 2002; v2: minor corrections, textheight adjusted