Tachyon Vacuum in Cubic Superstring Field Theory
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In this paper we give an exact analytic solution for tachyon condensation in the modified (picture 0) cubic superstring field theory. We prove the absence of cohomology and, crucially, reproduce the correct value for the D-brane tension. The solution is surprising for two reasons: First, the existence of a tachyon vacuum in this theory has not been definitively established in the level expansion. Second, the solution vanishes in the GSO(−) sector, implying a “tachyon vacuum” solution exists even for a BPS D-brane.
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