Conformal to Harmonic Gauge for Bosonic Strings

Abstract

We consider Polyakov theory of Bosonic strings in conformal gauge which are used to study conformal anomaly. However it exhibits ghost number anomaly. We show how this anomaly can be avoided by connecting this theory to that of in background covariant harmonic gauge which is known to be free from conformal and ghost number current anomaly, by using suitably constructed finite field dependent BRST transformation.

arXiv comment8 Pages. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1805.05527

References in corpus (40)

• The Structure of n-Point One-Loop Open Superstring Amplitudes
• Multiparticle SYM equations of motion and pure spinor BRST blocks
• Chern-Simons-Matter Theory
• Application of finite field-dependent BRS transformations to problems of the Coulomb gauge
• Finite BRST Transformations for the Bagger-Lambert-Gustavasson Theory
• M-Theory on Deformed Superspace
• Field-dependent BRST transformations in Yang-Mills theory
• Interactions of Massless Higher Spin Fields From String Theory
• Supersymmetric Chern-Simons Theory in Presence of a Boundary
• Relating Gribov-Zwanziger theory to effective Yang-Mills theory
• Connecting Solutions in Open String Field Theory with Singular Gauge Transformations
• Six Open String Disk Amplitude in Pure Spinor Superspace
• Field-dependent BRST-antiBRST Transformations in Yang-Mills and Gribov-Zwanziger Theories
• M-Theory in the Gaugeon Formalism
• Harmonic Superspace Gaugeon Formalism for the ABJM Theory
• Finite field-dependent BRST symmetry for ABJM theory in $\mathcal{N}=1$ superspace
• Finite BRST-antiBRST Transformations in Lagrangian Formalism
• Generalized BRST symmetry for arbitrary spin conformal field theory
• A Derivation of the Correct Treatment of 1/(eta.k)^p Singularities in Axial Gauges
• The BV Formalization of Chern-Simons Theory on Deformed Superspace
• Spontaneous Breaking of the BRST Symmetry in the ABJM theory
• Background constraints in the infinite tension limit of the heterotic string
• Comments on interactions in the SUSY models
• Maximal Abelian gauge and a generalized BRST transformation
• Aspects of ABJ Theory
• Finite Nilpotent BRST transformations in Hamiltonian formulation
• Relating Green's Functions in Axial and Lorentz Gauges using Finite Field-Dependent BRS Transformations
• Connecting Green's Functions in an Arbitrary Pair of Gauges and an Application to Planar Gauges
• Light-cone Gauge Superstring Field Theory and Dimensional Regularization II
• Wilson Loop and the Treatment of Axial Gauge Poles
• Anti-FFBRST Transformations for the BLG Theory in Presence of a Boundary
• Relating the generating functionals in field/antifield formulation through finite field dependent BRST transformation
• Notes on the pure spinor b ghost
• BRST Symmetry for Torus Knot
• Light-cone Gauge NSR Strings in Noncritical Dimensions II -- Ramond Sector
• Generalized quantum electrodynamics in the framework of Generalized BRST transformation
• TFD Extension of Open String Field Theory
• Peculiarities of massive vectormesons and their zero mass limits
• Quantum 3D Tensionless String in Light-cone Gauge
• The Orbifold-String Theories of Permutation-Type: I. One Twisted BRST per Cycle per Sector

Cited by in corpus (1)

• Causality in String Field Theory