M-theory and the string genus expansion
arXiv:hep-th/0601141 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2006.02.038
Abstract
The partition function of the membrane is investigated. In particular, the case relevant to perturbative string theory of a membrane with topology is examined. The coupling between the string world sheet Euler character and the dilaton is shown to arise from a careful treatment of the membrane partition function measure. This demonstrates that the M-theory origin of the dilaton coupling to the string world sheet is quantum in nature.
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