 Phase-space identification of the Polyakov metric (source code)

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= Phase-space identification of the Polyakov metric
{title2=$\gamma_{ab}\sim\begin{pmatrix}u^2-e^2T^2&u\\u&1\end{pmatrix}$}

For positive lapse, eliminating momentum gives $(\dot X-uX')^2/(2e)-eT^2X'^2/2$. This is the <Polyakov action> for $\gamma_{ab}=\bigl(\begin{smallmatrix}u^2-e^2T^2&u\\u&1\end{smallmatrix}\bigr)$, up to a <Weyl transformation>. Thus $e=1/T,u=0$ is <conformal gauge>.

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