Published July 31, 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

BRS cohomology in string theory and the no-ghost theorem

  • 1. Imperial Coll. of Science and Technology, London (UK). Blackett Lab.

Description

It is shown that the operator counting the number of non-transverse modes of the bosonic string in 26 dimensions can be expressed as the anticommutator of the BRS charge Q with another operator. As a result it is easy to exhibit the cohomology of Q and express the transverse state projection operator of Brink and Olive in terms of Q. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
175
Journal Issue
2
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
151-154
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBA

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