Deformations in closed string theory - canonical formulation and regularization
Journal article, 1995

We study deformations of closed string theory by primary fields of conformal weight (1,1), using conformal techniques on the complex plane. A canonical surface integral formalism for computing commutators in a non-holomorphic theory is constructed, and explicit formulae for deformations of operators are given. We identify the unique regularization of the arising divergences that respects conformal invariance, and consider the corresponding parallel transport. The associated connection is metric compatible and carries no curvature.

Author

Martin Cederwall

Chalmers, Department of Theoretical Physics and Mechanics, Mathematical Physics

Alexander von Gussich

Department of Theoretical Physics

Per Sundell

Chalmers, Department of Theoretical Physics and Mechanics

Nucl.Phys. B464 (1996) 117

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