Classical String in Curved Backgrounds

dc.creatorVasilic, Milovan
dc.creatorVojinovic, Marko
dc.date2006-10-04
dc.date2007-08-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:41:03Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:41:03Z
dc.descriptionThe Mathisson-Papapetrou method is originally used for derivation of the particle world line equation from the covariant conservation of its stress-energy tensor. We generalize this method to extended objects, such as a string. Without specifying the type of matter the string is made of, we obtain both the equations of motion and boundary conditions of the string. The world sheet equations turn out to be more general than the familiar minimal surface equations. In particular, they depend on the internal structure of the string. The relevant cases are classified by examining canonical forms of the effective 2-dimensional stress-energy tensor. The case of homogeneously distributed matter with the tension that equals its mass density is shown to define the familiar Nambu-Goto dynamics. The other three cases include physically relevant massive and massless strings, and unphysical tahyonic strings.
dc.description12 pages, REVTeX 4. Added a note and one reference
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0610014
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0610014
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D73:124013,2006
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.73.124013
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/181510
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleClassical String in Curved Backgrounds
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