par Schulgin, Waldemar ;Troost, Jan
Référence The Journal of high energy physics, 2014, 9, 146
Publication Publié, 2014
Référence The Journal of high energy physics, 2014, 9, 146
Publication Publié, 2014
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : | The quantum theory of a massless spin two particle is strongly constrained by diffeomorphism invariance, which is in turn implied by unitarity. We explicitly exhibit the space-time diffeomorphism algebra of string theory, realizing it in terms of world sheet vertex operators. Viewing diffeomorphisms as field redefinitions in the two-dimensional conformal field theory renders the calculation of their algebra straightforward. Next, we generalize the analysis to combinations of space-time anti-symmetric tensor gauge transformations and diffeomorphisms. We also point out a left-right split of the algebra combined with a twist that reproduces the C-bracket of double field theory. We further compare our derivation to an analysis in terms of marginal deformations as well as vertex operator algebras. |