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String Field Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-05-14 v3

Abstract

String Field Theory is a formulation of String Theory as a Quantum Field Theory in target space. It allows to tame the infrared divergences of String Theory and to approach its non-perturbative structure and background independence. This article gives a concise overview on the subject and of some of the main recent progress. Note: Review article for Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Physics

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@article{arxiv.2308.00875,
  title  = {String Field Theory},
  author = {Carlo Maccaferri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.00875},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

31 pages, no figures. Invited contribution to Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Physics. V2: some improvements, published version. V3: changed character size (now 31 pages)