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Covariantly quantized D = 4, N = 1 Green-Schwarz sigma models

Journal Article · · International Journal of Modern Physics A; (United States)
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  1. Theoretical Nuclear Physics Div., Saha Inst. of Nuclear Physics, 92 APC Road, Calcutta 700 009 (IN)
This paper reports on the Batalin- Vilkovisky quantization technique used to provide a manifestly Lorentz covariant quantization of the {alpha}-model describing the D = 4 heterotic Green-Schwarz superstring propagating in a background superspace consisting of minimal supergravity entangled with a tensor multiplet. The ultraviolet finiteness properties of the one-loop effective action are shown to be identical to those obtained earlier using a manifestly non-covariant gauge-fixing condition.
OSTI ID:
5673847
Journal Information:
International Journal of Modern Physics A; (United States), Journal Name: International Journal of Modern Physics A; (United States) Vol. 6; ISSN IMPAE; ISSN 0217-751X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English