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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2024 / iii / Paper 306 / 2 / iv

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For a compact boson X∼X+2πR, a closed spatial circuit of the worldsheet may wind around the target circle:
X(τ,σ+2π)=X(τ,σ)+2πRw,w∈Z​.
(1)
Single-valued target-space wavefunctions quantize the zero-mode momentum as p=n/R, n∈Z. In the convention
pL​=Rn​+wR,pR​=Rn​−wR,
(2)
the Hamiltonian and worldsheet momentum become
H=21​(R2n2​+w2R2)−121​+k≥1∑​k(Nk​+Nk​)​,
(3)
P=nw+k≥1∑​k(Nk​−Nk​)​.
(4)
The nw term is the zero-mode contribution to closed-string level matching.

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