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Tensionless Strings in a Kalb-Ramond Background

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-04-03 v1

Abstract

We investigate tensionless (or null) bosonic string theory with a Kalb-Ramond background turned on. In analogy with the tensile case, we find that the Kalb-Ramond field has a non-trivial effect on the spectrum only when the theory is compactified on an (\left(S^1\right)^{\otimes d}) background with (d\geq 2). We discuss the effect of this background field on the tensionless spectrum constructed on three known consistent null string vacua. We elucidate further on the intriguing fate of duality symmetries in these classes of string theories when the background field is turned on.

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@article{arxiv.2404.01385,
  title  = {Tensionless Strings in a Kalb-Ramond Background},
  author = {Aritra Banerjee and Ritankar Chatterjee and Priyadarshini Pandit},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.01385},
  year   = {2024}
}

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59 pages, 2 figures

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