Recent developments in superstring field theory

Recent developments in superstring field theory

I will summarize some recent developments of type II and heterotic superstring field theory, following the approach of Ashoke Sen and based on the construction of the open-closed bosonic string field theory by Zwiebach. I will first recall the reasons for using SFT and then explain how the three main challenges faced by superstring field theory have been solved: inclusion of the Ramond sector, removal of spurious singularities due to the superconformal ghosts and definition of a prescription for the off-shell amplitudes.
arxiv: 1703.06410

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Date

17 May 2017
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Time

14h15 – 15h15

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Salle Claude Itzykson, Bât. 774
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