Published December 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

N = 2 Liouville theory with boundary

  • 1. Service de Physique Theorique, CEA Saclay, F-91191 Gif sur Yvette (France)

Description

We study N = 2 Liouville theory with arbitrary central charge in the presence of boundaries. After reviewing the theory on the sphere and deriving some important structure constants, we investigate the boundary states of the theory from two approaches, one using the modular transformation property of annulus amplitudes and the other using the bootstrap of disc two-point functions containing degenerate bulk operators. The boundary interactions describing the boundary states are also proposed, based on which the precise correspondence between boundary states and boundary interactions is obtained. The open string spectrum between D-branes is studied from the modular bootstrap approach and also from the reflection relation of boundary operators, providing a consistency check for the proposal

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
2006
Journal Page Range
p. 061
ISSN
1126-6708

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38084235
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
AMPLITUDES; BRANES; FIELD OPERATORS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; STRING MODELS; STRING THEORY; TRANSFORMATIONS
Descriptors DEC
COMPOSITE MODELS; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FIELD THEORIES; M-THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM OPERATORS; QUARK MODEL