Super - Poincaré Covariant Quantization of the Superstring
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Using pure spinors, the superstring is covariantly quantized. For the first time, mass-less vertex operators are constructed and scattering amplitudes are computed in a manifestly ten-dimensional super-Poincaré covariant manner. Quantizable non-linear sigma model actions are constructed for the superstring in curved backgrounds, including the
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تاریخ انتشار 2000