Published May 1996
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Journal article
Conformal anomaly of string theory in the harmonic gauge
Description
Considering the conformal anomaly in an effective action, the critical dimension of string theory can be determined in the harmonic gauge, in which it had been previously reported to be indefinite. In this gauge, there is no anomaly for the ghost number symmetry. This can be naturally understood in terms of the Faddeev-Popov conjugation in the theory. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Progress of Theoretical Physics (Kyoto)
- Journal Volume
- 95
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 995-1005.
- ISSN
- 0033-068X
- CODEN
- PTPKAV
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 28002469
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CONFORMAL INVARIANCE; GAUGE INVARIANCE; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE STRUCTURE; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; STRING MODELS; WARD IDENTITY
- Descriptors DEC
- EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FIELD THEORIES; INTERACTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY