On covariant multi-loop superstring amplitudes

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)39-82
Seitenumfang44
FachzeitschriftNuclear Physics, Section B
Jahrgang332
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 26 Feb. 1990
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We present results for g-loop superstring amplitudes obtained by explicitly performing the sum over spin structures in the spinning string formulation. We do this by placing the picture changing operators at the zeroes of an arbitrary holomorphic one-form. Fay's trisecant identity is used extensively to simplify the expressions until the Riemann identity can be applied. We analyze massless bosonic N-point functions, and our methods are powerful enough to treat g + N ≤ 8 (and g ≤ 2 for the ghost part); well beyond previous limits. For these cases we establish the vanishing of the cosmological constant and the non-renormalization theorem. Finally we evaluate the two-loop four-boson amplitude in theta-function language for the first time. All of our considerations are local in moduli space.

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On covariant multi-loop superstring amplitudes. / Lechtenfeld, Olaf; Parkes, Andrew.
in: Nuclear Physics, Section B, Jahrgang 332, Nr. 1, 26.02.1990, S. 39-82.

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Lechtenfeld O, Parkes A. On covariant multi-loop superstring amplitudes. Nuclear Physics, Section B. 1990 Feb 26;332(1):39-82. doi: 10.1016/0550-3213(90)90030-H
Lechtenfeld, Olaf ; Parkes, Andrew. / On covariant multi-loop superstring amplitudes. in: Nuclear Physics, Section B. 1990 ; Jahrgang 332, Nr. 1. S. 39-82.
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