Free heterotic string field theory

Journal Article · Mon Jun 15 04:00:00 EDT 1987 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.35.3915· OSTI ID:6005184

Chen, W; Yu, Y

A gauge-fixed action is constructed for the free heterotic string based on the bosonic string and the Neveu-Schwarz-Ramond (NSR) superstring by the Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin approach. The field theory gives a balance condition; it replaces the Gliozzi-Scherk-Olive projector in the NS sector to eliminate the tachyons and to ensure that the states have the correct spin statistics. At the massless level we get a ten-dimensional linearized supergravity, a ten-dimensional linearized super-Yang-Mills field with the gauge group E/sub 8/ x E/sub 8/ or Spin(32)/Z/sub 2/, a dilaton, an interesting dilatonlike Majorana-Weyl spinor, and so on.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China and Institute of Theoretical Physics, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 2735, Beijing, China
• OSTI ID: 6005184
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 35:12; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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