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N=1Superstring as a Topological Field Theory

1994/05/06 by Neil Marcus
Physics and Astronomy · #Algorithm #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Computer science #Mathematical physics #Physics #Quantum chaos and dynamical systems #Quantum many-body systems #Superstring theory #Supersymmetry #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.73.1071

published as Phys.Rev.Lett.73:1071-1074,1994 · 8 Pages (LaTeX). TAUP-2155-94

arxiv created 1994/05/06 · openalex publication_date 1994/08/22 · arxiv updated 2014/11/17 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

By "untwisting" the construction of Berkovits and Vafa, one can see that the N=1 superstring contains a topological twisted N=2 algebra, with central charge \stackrel^c=2. We discuss to what extent the superstring is actually a topological theory.

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