Lorentz invariance and the composite string
- 15 September 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 34 (6) , 1832-1834
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.34.1832
Abstract
It is shown that in space-times of dimension 3, 4, 6, and 10 there exists a parametrization of the string coordinates which automatically solves the nonlinear constraints of the theory and which permits the implementation of the Lorentz transformations of the string in terms of a linear action upon these parameters. Supersymmetry transformations are also discussed. The prospect of quantizing the string in terms of a set of commutators for these parameters invariant under this action is examined.Keywords
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