Published October 29, 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

The equivalence of NSR and GS four-dimensional twisted strings

  • 1. Zurich Univ. (Switzerland). Inst. fuer Theoretische Physik
  • 2. Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule, Zurich (Switzerland). Inst. fuer Theoretische Physik
  • 3. Ecole Normale Superieure, 75 - Paris (France). Lab. de Physique Theorique

Description

Using a general construction of the modular invariant partition function for four-dimensional strings with twisted, orbifold-like, boundary conditions, we discuss the equivalence of their Neveu-Schwarz-Ramond and Green-Schwarz formulations. Four-dimensional GS strings are found to be equivalent to the class of NSR theories on orbifolds based on the canonical, free supercurrent, with underlying N=2 linear world-sheet supersymmetry. This equivalence provides interesting insights on the consistency conditions for all order modular invariance to be applied on four-dimensional Green-Schwarz strings. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics B, Particle Physics
Journal Volume
343
Journal Issue
3
Series
Nucl. Phys. B, Part. Phys.
Journal Page Range
716-740
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBB