Published July 29, 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

S=1 for c=1

  • 1. Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Joseph Henry Labs.

Description

We compare the tachyon correlation functions in the Liouville path integral and in the string field theory approaches to quantum gravity coupled to c = 1 matter. Both calculations yield external leg factors which have poles at the quantized values of momentum where there are extra degrees of freedom in the form of dressed special primary fields. If the external leg factors are absorbed in the redefinition of vertex operators, then the correlation functions are zero per unit volume, characteristic of a free-field theory in two dimensions. Indeed, although its bosonic action is non-polynomial, the string field theory is non-interacting if the reflections from the spatial boundaries are ignored. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics B, Particle Physics
Journal Volume
359
Journal Issue
1
Series
Nucl. Phys. B, Part. Phys.
Journal Page Range
3-20
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBB

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Contract/Grant/Project number
Grant PHY-80-19754; DE-AC02-76WR03072