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Winding number for arbitrary integer value in Cubic String Field Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2020-01-01 v1

Abstract

We have focused on the topological structure of Cubic string field theory (CSFT). From the similarity of action between CSFT and Chern-Simons (CS) theory in three dimensions, we have investigated the quantity N=π2/3(UQU1)3{\cal N}=\pi^2/3\int (UQU^{-1})^3, which is expected to be the counterpart of winding number in CS theory. In our previous research, it was reported that N\cal N can only take a limited number of integer values due to the inevitable anomalies in Okawa type solution. To overcome this unsatisfactory results, we evaluate N\cal N and EOM against a solution itself, T\cal T, for more general class of pure gauge form solution written in K,BK,B and cc in this paper. Then we obtain general formula of N\cal N and T\cal T. From this result, we show that there is an infinite number of solutions that N\cal N takes any integer value while keeping T=0\cal T=0. We also show the gauge invariant observable of these solutions take appropriate values. Furthermore, we evaluate the integral form of the BRST-exact quantity as surface integral.

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@article{arxiv.1912.13487,
  title  = {Winding number for arbitrary integer value in Cubic String Field Theory},
  author = {Toshiko Kojita},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.13487},
  year   = {2020}
}

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28 pages

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