The N=1 superstring as a topological field theory
- Resource Type
- Working Paper
- Authors
- Marcus, Neil
- Source
- Phys.Rev.Lett.73:1071-1074,1994
- Subject
- High Energy Physics - Theory
- Language
By "untwisting" the construction of Berkovits and Vafa, one can see that the N=1 superstring contains a topological twisted N=2 algebra, with central charge c^ = 2. We discuss to what extent the superstring is actually a topological theory.
Comment: 8 Pages (LaTeX). TAUP-2155-94