Path-integral calculation of the closed spinning string propagator

Luca Mezincescu; Rafael I. Nepomeche; Paul K. Townsend

doi:10.1016/0550-3213(89)90488-4

Path-integral calculation of the closed spinning string propagator

Luca Mezincescu, Rafael I. Nepomeche, Paul K. Townsend

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We present a derivation of the modular parameters for the cylindrical worldsheet of the closed spinning string in the Ramond-Ramond sector. We then compute by path-integral methods the covariant off-shell configuration-space propagator. We show that the result, which we verify by operator methods, can be expressed entirely in terms of elliptic functions. Fermionic boundary terms in the string action play a crucial role in obtaining these results.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	127-166
Number of pages	40
Journal	Nuclear Physics, Section B
Volume	322
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(89)90488-4
State	Published - Aug 7 1989

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