Dilaton normalization and Euler-characteristic weighting

ID: dilaton-normalization-and-euler-characteristic-weighting

With Euclidean curvature coupling , a constant dilaton contributes by the Gauss-Bonnet theorem. The genus- closed-string weight is with . If the coefficient is instead written as , then in the same convention . The field normalization must be fixed before reading off the coupling.

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