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# Physical state representations and gauge fixing in string theory

09/2005; DOI:10.1088/1126-6708/2005/11/033
Source: arXiv

ABSTRACT We re-examine physical state representations in the covariant quantization of bosonic string. We especially consider one parameter family of gauge fixing conditions for the residual gauge symmetry due to null states (or BRST exact states), and obtain explicit representations of observable Hilbert space which include those of the DDF states. This analysis is aimed at giving a necessary ingredient for the complete gauge fixing procedures of covariant string field theory such as temporal or light-cone gauge. Comment: 16 pages

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