MASS EIGENVALUES OF THE OPEN CHARGED STRING IN A MAGNETIC BACKGROUND

被引:7
作者
FERRER, EJ
DELAINCERA, V
机构
[1] Physics Department, State University of New York, Fredonia
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1995年 / 52卷 / 02期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevD.52.1011
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The quantum theory of an open charged bosonic string in a magnetic background is considered. The squared mass operator is found and the mass spectrum analyzed. The spin-one spectrum manifests a peculiar behavior in the presence of the background field. One of the spin-one states is a tachyon at any nonzero field strength, while the other can be massive or tachyonic depending on the strength of the background magnetic field.
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页码:1011 / 1018
页数:8
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