 String level operator (source code)

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= String level operator
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The string level operator is the weighted oscillator number $N=\sum_{n>0}\alpha_{-n}\mathbin\cdot\alpha_n$. A closed string has independent operators $N$ and $\widetilde N$ for its two chiral sectors.

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