On the equivalence of noncritical strings and G-k / G-k topological field theories

May 12, 1992
7 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 289 (1992) 302-308
  • Published: 1992
Report number:
  • AS-ITP-92-23,
  • BIHEP-TH-92-22,
  • CCAST-92-21

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The ( p , q ) non-critical strings are shown to be equivalent to the twisted SL (2, R ) p q−2 SL (2, R ) p q−2 gauged WZNW model. The underlying N =2 superconformal symmetries are shown explicitly.
  • string model
  • field theory: topological
  • quantum group: SL(2)
  • coset space
  • Wess-Zumino-Witten model
  • dimension: 2
  • field theory: conformal