Covariant Quantization of The Super-D-string

We present the covariant BRST quantization of the super-D-string. The non-vanishing supersymmetric U(1) field strength ${\cal F}$ is essential for the covariant quantization of the super-D-string as well as for its static picture. A SO(2) parameter parametrizes a family of local supersymmetric (kappa symmetric) systems including the super-D-string with ${\cal F}\ne 0$ and the Green-Schwarz superstring with ${\cal F}= 0$. We suggest that $E^1$ (canonical conjugate of U(1) gauge field) plays a role of the order parameter in the Green-Schwarz formalism: the super-D-string exists for $E^1 \ne 0$ while the fundamental Green-Schwarz superstring exists only for $E^1 =0$.Comment: 19 pages, Latex; a paragraph added in section 5, to appear in Nucl.Phys.B, email [email protected], [email protected]

Type II chiral affine Lie algebras and string actions in doubled space

We present affine Lie algebras generated by the supercovariant derivatives and the supersymmetry generators for the left and right moving modes in the doubled space. Chirality is manifest in our doubled space as well as the T-duality symmetry. We present gauge invariant bosonic and superstring actions preserving the two-dimensional diffeomorphism invariance and the kappa-symmetry where doubled spacetime coordinates are chiral fields. The doubled space becomes the usual space by dimensional reduction constraints.Comment: 32 pages. References adde

Mtric from Non-Metric Action of Gravity

The action of general relativity proposed by Capovilla, Jacobson and Dell is written in terms of $SO(3)$ gauge fields and gives Ashtekar's constraints for Einstein gravity. However, it does not depend on the space-time metric nor its signature explicitly. We discuss how the space-time metric is introduced from algebraic relations of the constraints and the Hamiltonian by focusing our attention on the signature factor. The system describes both Euclidian and Lorentzian metrics depending on reality assignments of the gauge connections. That is, Euclidian metrics arise from the real gauge fields. On the other hand, self-duality of the gauge fields, which is well known in the Ashtekar's formalism, is also derived in this theory from consistency condition of Lorentzian metric. We also show that the metric so determined is equivalent to that given by Urbantke, which is usually accepted as a definition of the metric for this system.Comment: 9

Ramond-Ramond gauge fields in superspace with manifest T-duality

A superspace with manifest T-duality including Ramond-Ramond gauge fields is presented. The superspace is defined by the double nondegenerate super-Poincare algebras where Ramond-Ramond charges are introduced by central extension. This formalism allows a simple treatment that all the supergravity multiplets are in a vielbein superfield and all torsions with dimension 1 and less are trivial. A Green-Schwarz superstring action is also presented where the Wess-Zumino term is given in a bilinear form of local currents. Equations of motion are separated into left and right modes in a suitable gauge.Comment: 27 pages, to appear in JHEP. A procedure of the dimensional reduction is explaine

Superspace with manifest T-duality from type II superstring

A superspace formulation of type II superstring background with manifest T-duality symmetry is presented. This manifestly T-dual formulation is constructed in a space spanned by two sets of nondegenerate super-Poincare algebra. Supertorsion constraints are obtained from consistency of the kappa-symmetric Virasoro constraints. All superconnections and vielbein fields are solved in terms of a prepotential which is one of the vielbein components. AdS5xS5 background is explained in this formulation.Comment: 23 pages; v2: minor modifications, references updated, version published in JHE

Space-time transformations of the Born-Infeld gauge field of a D-brane

Recently Gliozzi has shown that, under certain conditions, it is possible to derive the Dirac-Born-Infeld action for an abelian gauge field of a D-brane. Also, the action turns out to be invariant with respect to a non-linear realization of the full Poincar\'e group. A crucial role is played by the transformation properties of the gauge field under the non-linear realization. The aim of this note is to point out that these transformation properties are derived directly from the gauge fixing of the diffeomorphisms of the brane and the necessary compensating reparametrization when one performs a Lorentz transformation.Comment: 6 pages, no figures. Small modification