Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / iii / Paper 306 / 1 / b / Solution

An infinitesimal Lorentz transformation is $\delta X^{\mu }={\omega }^{\mu }{}_{\nu }{X}^{\nu }$ with ${\omega }_{\mu \nu }=-{\omega }_{\nu \mu }$. Applying Noether theorem to this continuous symmetry gives the conserved Lorentz currentIts Noether charge is $M^{\mu \nu }={\int }_0^{\pi }d\sigma J_{\tau }^{\mu \nu }$. Substituting the open-string mode expansion and using orthogonality of the cosine modes yieldsThe first term is orbital angular momentum; the sum is the contribution of the string oscillators.