The Spontaneous Compactification of the Closed Bosonic String

dc.creatorWest, P.
dc.date2002-08-29
dc.date2002-09-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:03:39Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:03:39Z
dc.descriptionWe argue that the higher space-time derivative terms that occur in closed bosonic string field theory are reminiscent of those found in the Landau theory of liquid-crystal transitions. We examine the lowest level approximation of the closed bosonic string and find evidence for the existence of a new vacuum that spontaneously breaks Lorentz and translation symmetries. This effect can be interpreted as a spontaneous compactification of the theory.
dc.description7 pages, plain tex (one reference added)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0208214
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0208214
dc.identifierPhys.Lett.B548:92-96,2002
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/S0370-2693(02)02807-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/207861
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleThe Spontaneous Compactification of the Closed Bosonic String
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