A BRST Operator for non-critical W-Strings

Abstract

We construct the BRST operator for non-critical $W_3$-strings and discuss the tachyon-like spectrum. For $N$-punctured spheres with $N\le 5$ we briefly describe a formal definition of the integral over $W_3$-moduli space.

12p, CERN-TH.6582/92, HUTP-A034/92, USC-92/015

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