N = 8 SUPERCONFORMAL ALGEBRA AND THE SUPERSTRING

Authors
BRINK L CEDERWALL M PREITSCHOPF CR
Citation
L. Brink et al., N = 8 SUPERCONFORMAL ALGEBRA AND THE SUPERSTRING, Physics letters. Section B, 311(1-4), 1993, pp. 76-82
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. Section B → ACNP
ISSN journal
03702693
Volume
311
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
76 - 82
Database
ISI
SICI code
0370-2693(1993)311:1-4<76:N=8SAA>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The superstring in D = 3,4 and 6 is invariant under an N = D - 2 super conformal algebra based on S(D-3). There is a direct relationship betw een this (world-sheet) symmetry and the super-Poincare (target space) symmetry. We establish this relationship using the light-cone gauge, s how how the statement generalizes to D = 10 and examine the properties of the N = 8 superconformal algebra and the possible implications of its existence.