The non-critical N = 2 string is an sℓ (2??1) theory

1996/04/30 by A. M. Semikhatov, A M Semikhatov
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Algebraic structures and combinatorial models #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Nonlinear Waves and Solitons #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/0550-3213(96)00392-6

published as Nucl.Phys. B478 (1996) 209-234 · LaTeX 2.09, 21p. Now identical to the version published in Nucl Phys B 478 (1996) 209--234

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Abstract

Any non-critical N=2 string is shown to have an affine sl(2|1) worldsheet symmetry in the conformal gauge.

Citations

• A tour through N=2 strings
• Singular vectors and topological theories from Virasoro constraints via the Kontsevich-Miwa transform