String Field Theory

L. Rastelli

doi:10.1016/B0-12-512666-2/00265-0

String Field Theory

L. Rastelli

Institute for Theoretical Physics

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String field theory (SFT) is the second-quantized approach to string theory. In the usual, first-quantized, formulation of string perturbation theory, one postulates a recipe for the string S-matrix in terms of a sum over two-dimensional (2D) world sheets embedded in spacetime.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics
Subtitle of host publication	Five-Volume Set
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	94-103
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9780125126601
ISBN (Print)	9780125126663
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B0-12-512666-2/00265-0
State	Published - Jan 1 2004

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