Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:logic
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| gptkbp:application |
gptkb:quantum_gravity
unification of forces |
| gptkbp:describes |
quantum mechanics of strings
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| gptkbp:developedBy |
1970s
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| gptkbp:difficulty |
mathematical consistency
complexity of interactions lack of complete closed string field theory |
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:theoretical_physics
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| gptkbp:form |
infinite-dimensional space
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Edward_Witten
gptkb:Barton_Zwiebach gptkb:Stanley_Mandelstam gptkb:Warren_Siegel |
| gptkbp:goal |
provide a background-independent formulation of string theory
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| gptkbp:notableConference |
gptkb:Strings_Conference
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| gptkbp:notableModel |
gptkb:Witten's_cubic_open_string_field_theory
gptkb:Zwiebach's_closed_string_field_theory |
| gptkbp:notablePublication |
Zwiebach, B. (1993). Closed string field theory: Quantum action and the B-V master equation.
Witten, E. (1986). Non-commutative geometry and string field theory. |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:gauge_theory
gptkb:quantum_field_theory gptkb:string_theory gptkb:D-branes gptkb:M-theory gptkb:moduli_space gptkb:BRST_quantization non-perturbative effects tachyon condensation background independence string interactions second quantization of strings string perturbation theory vacuum structure |
| gptkbp:studies |
dynamics of strings
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| gptkbp:symmetry |
gptkb:Lorentz_invariance
gauge invariance |
| gptkbp:type |
closed string field theory
open string field theory |
| gptkbp:uses |
gptkb:BRST_symmetry
gptkb:Fock_space ghost fields vertex operators field theory techniques operator formalism path integral formalism |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Barton_Zwiebach
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
String Field Theory
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