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Title: Introduction to string theory and conformal field theory

Journal Article · · Physics of Atomic Nuclei
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  1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics (Russian Federation)

A concise survey of noncritical string theory and two-dimensional conformal field theory is presented. A detailed derivation of a conformal anomaly and the definition and general properties of conformal field theory are given. Minimal string theory, which is a special version of the theory, is considered. Expressions for the string susceptibility and gravitational dimensions are derived.

OSTI ID:
21426728
Journal Information:
Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Vol. 73, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1134/S1063778810050108; Copyright (c) 2010 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; ISSN 1063-7788
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English