Hidden gravity in open-string field theory

1993/12/14 by Warren Siegel, W. Siegel · 1 citation
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Field (mathematics) #Field theory (psychology) #Gravitation #Graviton #Mathematical physics #Mathematics #Non-critical string theory #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Pure mathematics #Quantum #Quantum gravity #Quantum mechanics #Relationship between string theory and quantum field theory #String (physics) #String field theory #String phenomenology #String theory #Theoretical physics #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.49.4144

published as Phys.Rev. D49 (1994) 4144-4153 · 21 pg., (uuencoded compressed postscript file) ITP-SB-93-87

arxiv created 1993/12/14 · openalex publication_date 1994/04/15 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We clarify the nature of the graviton as a bound state in open-string field theory: The flat metric in the action appears as the vacuum value of an open string field. The bound state appears as a composite field in the free field theory.

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