TY - JOUR
T1 - c = 1 string theory as a topological G/G model
AU - Aharony, O.
AU - Ganor, O.
AU - Sonnenschein, J.
AU - Yankielowicz, S.
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In previous publications \[2-4\] we have put forward the equivalence between twisted topological G/G models of A~2t at level k=p/q-N and the (p, q) W~v minimal models coupled to WN gravity. We have also demonstrated that the cohomology ring is the same for twisted G/H topological models with rank G=rankH. In this paper we investigate the twisted SL(2, ~)/SL(2, R) theory at level k=-1, derive the space of physical states and establish its equivalence to that of the c= 1 string theory coupled to gravity \[5 \]. First indications towards this equivalence were already given in ref. \[2 \]. In particular we identify the tachyon operators as well as the ground ring generators. We further discuss the generalization of our methods to other SL(2, ~) levels which cor- Work supported in part by the US-Israel Binational Science Foundation and the Israel Academy of Sciences.
PY - 1993/5/6
Y1 - 1993/5/6
N2 - The physical states on the free field Fock space of the SL(2, R)/SL(2, R) model at any level are computed. Using a similarity transformation on QBRST, the cohomology of the latter is mapped into a direct sum of simpler cohomologies. We show a one to one correspondence between the states of the k = -1 model and those of the c = 1 string model. A full equivalence between the SL(2, R)/SL(2, R) and SL(2, R)/U(1) models at the level of their Fock space cohomologies is found.
AB - The physical states on the free field Fock space of the SL(2, R)/SL(2, R) model at any level are computed. Using a similarity transformation on QBRST, the cohomology of the latter is mapped into a direct sum of simpler cohomologies. We show a one to one correspondence between the states of the k = -1 model and those of the c = 1 string model. A full equivalence between the SL(2, R)/SL(2, R) and SL(2, R)/U(1) models at the level of their Fock space cohomologies is found.
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U2 - 10.1016/0370-2693(93)91102-S
DO - 10.1016/0370-2693(93)91102-S
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AN - SCOPUS:13844256082
SN - 0370-2693
VL - 305
SP - 35
EP - 42
JO - Physics Letters B
JF - Physics Letters B
IS - 1-2
ER -