Open AccessGonihedric string equation I
Author(s) -
George Savvidy,
Konstantin Savvidy
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of high energy physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 261
eISSN - 1126-6708
pISSN - 1029-8479
DOI - 10.1088/1126-6708/1998/04/008
Subject(s) - gamma matrices , physics , string (physics) , string field theory , string theory , dirac equation , mathematical physics , generalization , theoretical physics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , dirac algebra
We discuss the basic properties of the gonihedric string and the problem ofits formulation in continuum. We propose a generalization of the Dirac equationand of the corresponding gamma matrices in order to describe the gonihedricstring. The wave function and the Dirac matrices are infinite-dimensional. Thespectrum of the theory consists of particles and antiparticles of increasinghalf-integer spin lying on quasilinear trajectories of different slope.Explicit formulas for the mass spectrum allow to compute the string tension andthus demonstrate the string character of the theory.Comment: 40 pages, Latex, 9 figure
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