Supertwistors and cubic string field theory for open N=2 strings

2004/06/30 by Olaf Lechtenfeld, Alexander D. Popov · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2004.08.008

published as Phys.Lett. B598 (2004) 113-120 · 1+9 pages; v2: minor clarification, 3 references added, published version

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Abstract

The known Lorentz invariant string field theory for open N=2 strings is combined with a generalization of the twistor description of anti-self-dual (super-)Yang–Mills theories. We introduce a Chern–Simons-type Lagrangian containing twistor variables and derive the Berkovits–Siegel covariant string field equations of motion via the twistor correspondence. Both the purely bosonic and the maximally space–time supersymmetric cases are considered.

Citations

• Untwisting the twistor superstring
• A tour through N=2 strings
• Mirror Symmetry and Supermanifolds

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