A note on the superstring BRST operator

José N. Acosta; Nathan Berkovits; Osvaldo Chandia

doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00399-8

A note on the superstring BRST operator

José N. Acosta
, Nathan Berkovits
, Osvaldo Chandia

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Abstract

We write the BRST operator of the N = 1 superstring as, Q = e^-R(1/2πiφdzγ²b)e^R where y and b are super-reparameterization ghosts. This provides a trivial proof that Q is nilpotent.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	247-248
Number of pages	2
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	454
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00399-8
State	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

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