Multiloop calculations in covariant superstring theory

Erik Verlinde, Herman Verlinde

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Abstract

We give an explicit construction of the superstring multiloop amplitudes in terms of theta functions. We analyse the correlation functions of the space-time supersymmetry current and find that these contain unphysical poles. Using BRST-invariance we show that these poles have no physical effect for on-shell amplitudes, and that the partition functions is given by a total derivative on moduli space.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)95-102
Number of pages8
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume192
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 25 1987
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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