String Field Theory Vertices for Fermions of Integral Weight
arXiv:hep-th/0306254 · doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2003/07/061
Abstract
We construct Witten-type string field theory vertices for a fermionic first order system with conformal weights (0,1) in the operator formulation using delta-function overlap conditions as well as the Neumann function method. The identity, the reflector and the interaction vertex are treated in detail paying attention to the zero mode conditions and the U(1) charge anomaly. The Neumann coefficients for the interaction vertex are shown to be intimately connected with the coefficients for bosons allowing a simple proof that the reparametrization anomaly of the fermionic first order system cancels the contribution of two real bosons. This agrees with their contribution c=-2 to the central charge. The overlap equations for the interaction vertex are shown to hold. Our results have applications in N=2 string field theory, Berkovits' hybrid formalism for superstring field theory, the ηξ-system and the twisted bc-system used in bosonic vacuum string field theory.
arXiv comment1+28 pages, minor improvements, references added
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