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W algebras and W strings
| dc.contributor.advisor | Pope, Christopher N. | |
| dc.creator | Lu, Hong | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-07T16:54:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-07T16:54:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1994 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/DISSERTATIONS-1554732 | |
| dc.description | Vita. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In this dissertation, we study various aspects of W algebras and W strings, which are generalisations of the bosonic string theory with higher-spin world-sheet symmetries. We present a simple procedure for constructing the complete cohomology of the two-scalar and multi-scalar W3 strings. We present a procedure for computing gauge-invariant scattering amplitudes for W strings. We use this procedure to calculate many three and four-point functions for the multi-scalar W3 string. We study the spectrum of physical states for W[2,s] strings, based on two-dimensional theories with local spin-2 and spin-s symmetries. We explore the relation of the resulting effective Virasoro string theories to certain minimal models. We also study the structure of general W string theories and discuss the W hierarchical structure that emerges. | en |
| dc.format.extent | viii, 138 leaves ; | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Major physics | en |
| dc.subject.classification | 1994 Dissertation L9256 | |
| dc.title | W algebras and W strings | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Ph. D | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Arnowitt, Richard L. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Duff, Michael J. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Fulling, Stephen A. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Webb, Robert C. | |
| dc.type.genre | dissertations | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
| dc.publisher.digital | Texas A&M University. Libraries | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 34870576 |
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