Aratyn, H.Zimerman, A. H.2022-04-292022-04-291986-08-21Physics Letters B, v. 176, n. 1-2, p. 67-73, 1986.0370-2693http://hdl.handle.net/11449/231107The free bosonic string field action is constructed for D≠26 which is invariant under off-mass-shell gauge transformations generalizing the standard BRS symmetry for D=26. Reduction of this model upon the gauge fixing procedure is analysed and an obstacle in imposing Virasoro gauge conditions is identified with the appearance of extra degrees of freedom. © 1986.67-73engArtigo10.1016/0370-2693(86)90926-32-s2.0-46149133342