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Tachyon Vacuum in Cubic Superstring Field Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-18 v1

Abstract

In this paper we give an exact analytic solution for tachyon condensation in the modified (picture 0) cubic superstring field theory. We prove the absence of cohomology and, crucially, reproduce the correct value for the D-brane tension. The solution is surprising for two reasons: First, the existence of a tachyon vacuum in this theory has not been definitively established in the level expansion. Second, the solution {\it vanishes} in the GSO()(-) sector, implying a ``tachyon vacuum'' solution exists even for a {\it BPS} D-brane.

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@article{arxiv.0707.4591,
  title  = {Tachyon Vacuum in Cubic Superstring Field Theory},
  author = {Theodore Erler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0707.4591},
  year   = {2009}
}

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16 pages, 2 figures

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