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Free-boson worldsheet propagator

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Branch of physics String theory Bosonic string theory String worldsheet Two-dimensional conformal field theory Free boson conformal field theory
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For the normalization S=(2πα′)−1∫d2z∂X∂ˉX, the free-boson worldsheet propagator has singular part
Xμ(z,zˉ)Xν(w,wˉ)∼−2α′​ημνlog∣z−w∣2.
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Differentiation gives the singular operator-product expansions of the embedding currents.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2019 / iii / Paper 306 / 1 / Solution

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