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The N=1 superstring as a topological field theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2014-11-18 v1

Abstract

By "untwisting" the construction of Berkovits and Vafa, one can see that the N=1 superstring contains a topological twisted N=2 algebra, with central charge c^ = 2. We discuss to what extent the superstring is actually a topological theory.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9405039,
  title  = {The N=1 superstring as a topological field theory},
  author = {Neil Marcus},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9405039},
  year   = {2014}
}

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8 Pages (LaTeX). TAUP-2155-94

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