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Three-Dimensional Gravity and String Ghosts

High Energy Physics - Theory 2010-04-28 v1

Abstract

It is known that much of the structure of string theory can be derived from three-dimensional topological field theory and gravity. We show here that, at least for simple topologies, the string diffeomorphism ghosts can also be explained in terms of three-dimensional physics.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9110005,
  title  = {Three-Dimensional Gravity and String Ghosts},
  author = {S. Carlip and I. I. Kogan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9110005},
  year   = {2010}
}

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6 pages