Published November 1, 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Non-polynomial closed string field theory: Loops and conformal maps

  • 1. New York Univ., NY (USA). Dept. of Physics
  • 2. Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ (USA)

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Recently, we proposed the complete classical action for the non-polynomial closed string field theory, which successfully reproduced all closed string tree amplitudes. (The action was simultaneously proposed by the Kyoto group). In this paper, we analyze the structure of the theory. We (a) compute the explicit conformal map for all g-loop, p-puncture diagrams, (b) compute all one-loop, two-puncture maps in terms of hyper-elliptic functions, and (c) analyze their modular structure. We analyze, but do not resolve, the question of modular invariance. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Physics Letters, (Section) B
Journal Volume
250
Journal Issue
1/2
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
56-63
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBA

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