Torsion constraints and super Riemann surfaces

Super-Riemann surfaces are important in superstring theories as the generalization of the bosonic world sheet. In one approach to their study, the procedure introduces two-dimensional supergravity, subject to certain conditions on the field strengths. Another approach builds super Riemann surfaces f...

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Published in:Physical review letters 1987-12, Vol.59 (23), p.2619-2622
Main Authors: GIDDINGS, S. B, NELSON, P
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Super-Riemann surfaces are important in superstring theories as the generalization of the bosonic world sheet. In one approach to their study, the procedure introduces two-dimensional supergravity, subject to certain conditions on the field strengths. Another approach builds super Riemann surfaces from superconformal patching data with no mention of the constraints. The equivalence of these two approaches is shown, and the torsion constraints are interpreted as integrability conditions of a certain geometrical structure. (Author)
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.2619