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The invariant charges of the Nambu–Goto string and canonical quantization.

Authors :
Bahns, Dorothea
Source :
Journal of Mathematical Physics. Dec2004, Vol. 45 Issue 12, p4640-4660. 21p.
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

It is shown that the algebra of diffeomorphism-invariant charges of the Nambu–Goto string cannot be quantized in the framework of canonical quantization. The argument is shown to be independent of the dimension of the underlying Minkowski space. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00222488
Volume :
45
Issue :
12
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Mathematical Physics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
15877834
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1776644