String theory effective actions

Curtis Gove Callan; Igor R. Klebanov; M. J. Perry

doi:10.1016/0550-3213(86)90107-0

String theory effective actions

Curtis Gove Callan, Igor R. Klebanov, M. J. Perry

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We show that the beta functions of the nonlinear sigma models which describe strings propagating in background fields can be used to construct the generating functional for on-shell S-matrix elements of the associated string theories.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	78-90
Number of pages	13
Journal	Nuclear Physics, Section B
Volume	278
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(86)90107-0
State	Published - Dec 1 1986

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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