Lorentz-covariant quantization of the heterotic superstring

S. J. Gates; M. T. Grisaru; U. Lindström; M. Roček; W. Siegel; P. van Nieuwenhuizen; A. E. van de Ven

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(89)91007-1

Lorentz-covariant quantization of the heterotic superstring

S. J. Gates
, M. T. Grisaru
, U. Lindström
, M. Roček
, W. Siegel
, P. van Nieuwenhuizen
, A. E. van de Ven

Institute for Theoretical Physics

University of Maryland, College Park
Brandeis University
Stockholm University
Stony Brook University
New York University

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Abstract

We use the Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism to quantize the heterotic superstring in a gauge which manifestly preserves supersymmetry and Lorentz covariance. We explicitly construct the BV action before gauge-fixing in closed form, including the complicated four-ghost sector. The gauge-fixed action is completely quadratic and the conformal anomaly vanishes in d=10.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	44-48
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	225
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(89)91007-1
State	Published - Jul 13 1989

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