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9 - Covariant Quantisation II

from Part III - The Space-Time Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2022

Thomas Mohaupt
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University of Liverpool
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We continue to carry out the programme of covariant quantisation, this time with emphasis on the massless closed string states: the graviton, the Kalb–Ramond or B-field, and the dilaton. The graviton is related to the linearised Einstein equations, the Kalb–Ramond field is used to discuss the properties and the dualisation of higher rank gauge fields, the dilaton serves as a first example of a ‘moduli field’ and its relation to the string coupling is explained.

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Print publication year: 2022

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  • Covariant Quantisation II
  • Thomas Mohaupt, University of Liverpool
  • Book: A Short Introduction to String Theory
  • Online publication: 31 March 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108611619.015
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  • Covariant Quantisation II
  • Thomas Mohaupt, University of Liverpool
  • Book: A Short Introduction to String Theory
  • Online publication: 31 March 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108611619.015
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  • Covariant Quantisation II
  • Thomas Mohaupt, University of Liverpool
  • Book: A Short Introduction to String Theory
  • Online publication: 31 March 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108611619.015
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