Boundary superstring field theory annulus partition function in the presence of tachyons

Authors
Arutyunov, G Pankiewicz, A Stefanski, B
Citation
G. Arutyunov et al., Boundary superstring field theory annulus partition function in the presence of tachyons, J HIGH EN P, 2001(6), 2001, pp. NIL_1183-NIL_1215
Citations number
57
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
ISSN journal
10298479 → ACNP
Volume
2001
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
NIL_1183 - NIL_1215
Database
ISI
SICI code
1029-8479(200106)2001:6<NIL_1183:BSFTAP>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We compute the Boundary Superstring Field Theory partition function on the annulus in the presence of independent linear tachyon profiles on the two b oundaries. The R-R sector is found to contribute non-trivially to the deriv ative terms of the space-time effective action. In the process we construct a boundary state description of D-branes in the presence of a linear tachy on. We quantise the open string in a tachyonic background and address the q uestion of open/closed string duality.