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Vacuum String Field Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v3

Abstract

This is a brief review of vacuum string field theory, a new approach to open string field theory based on the stable vacuum of the tachyon. We discuss the sliver state explaining its role as a projector in the space of half-string functionals. We review the construction of D-brane solutions in vacuum string field theory, both in the algebraic approach and in the more general geometrical approach that emphasizes the role of boundary CFT. -- To appear in the Proceedings of Strings 2001, Mumbai, India.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0106010,
  title  = {Vacuum String Field Theory},
  author = {Leonardo Rastelli and Ashoke Sen and Barton Zwiebach},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0106010},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

31 pages, 3 figures, LaTeX. Added references, a new subsection, and edited comments