2017/01/31 by R. A. Reid-Edwards, D. A. Riccombeni, Daniel Riccombeni
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Compactification (mathematics) #Green–Schwarz mechanism #Heterotic string theory #Higher-dimensional supergravity #Mathematical physics #Mathematics #Non-critical string theory #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Pure mathematics #Quantum gravity #Quantum mechanics #Relationship between string theory and quantum field theory #String cosmology #String field theory #String phenomenology #String theory #Supergravity #Superstring theory #Supersymmetry #Theoretical physics #Type I string theory #Worldsheet #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/jhep09(2017)103
57 pages. Published Version
openalex publication_date 2017/09/01 · arxiv created 2018/04/14 · arxiv updated 2018/04/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
A covariant closed superstring field theory, equivalent to classical tendimensional Type II supergravity, is presented. The defining conformal field theory is the ambitwistor string worldsheet theory of Mason and Skinner. This theory is known to reproduce the scattering amplitudes of Cachazo, He and Yuan in which the scattering equations play an important role and the string field theory naturally incorporates these results. We investigate the operator formalism description of the ambitwsitor string and propose an action for the string field theory of the bosonic and supersymmetric theories. The correct linearised gauge symmetries and spacetime actions are explicitly reproduced and evidence is given that the action is correct to all orders. The focus is on the NeveuSchwarz sector and the explicit description of tree level perturbation theory about flat spacetime. Application of the string field theory to general supergravity backgrounds and the inclusion of the Ramond sector are briefly discussed.