Twistor origin of the superstring

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Berkovits, Nathan

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Abstract

After introducing a d=10 pure spinor lambda(alpha), the Virasoro constraint partial derivative x(m)partial derivative x(m) = 0 can be replaced by the twistor-like constraint partial derivative x(m) (gamma(m)lambda)(alpha) = 0. Quantizing this twistor-like constraint leads to the pure spinor formalism for the superstring where the fermionic superspace variables theta(alpha) and their conjugate momenta come from the ghosts and antighosts of the twistor-like constraint.

Keywords

Superstrings and Heterotic Strings , BRST Quantization , Topological Strings

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English

Citation

Journal Of High Energy Physics. New York: Springer, n. 3, p. 1-16, 2015.

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http://hdl.handle.net/11449/128940

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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

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São Paulo - IFT - Instituto de Física Teórica

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