First-quantized fermions in compact dimensions

DOI10.1023/A:1012311919795MaRDI QIDQ1417234zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Andrei Marshakov

Publication date 4 January 2004

Published in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0104109

zbMATH Keywords

particlespartition functionstringsWilson loopspath integral representationtarget-space dimensions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Path integrals in quantum mechanics (81S40)

Abstract: We discuss the path integral representation for the fermionic particles and strings and concentrate at the problems arising when some target-space dimensions are compact. An example of partition function for fermionic particle at finite temperature or with one compact target-space dimension is considered in detail. It is demonstrated that the first-quantized path integral requires, in general, presence of nonvanishing "Wilson loops" and modulo some common problems for real fermions in Grassmannian formulation one can try to reinterpret them in terms of condensates of the world-line fermions. The properties of corresponding path integrals in string theory are also discussed.

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