Operator mapping between RNS and extended pure spinor formalisms for superstring

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1089-1117

  Aisaka, Yuri ^a   Kazama, Yoichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

BRST Symmetry; Space Time Symmetries; Superstrings and Heterotic Strings

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044495322     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2003/08/047     Document Type: Article

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