M-theory and the string genus expansion

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2006.02.038zbMATH Open1247.81344OpenAlexW2030198266MaRDI QIDQ454048FDOQ454048

Authors David S. Berman, Malcolm J. Perry

Publication date 30 September 2012

Published in Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0601141

zbMATH Keywords

M-theorypartition function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30)

Abstract: The partition function of the membrane is investigated. In particular, the case relevant to perturbative string theory of a membrane with topology $S^{1}imesSigma$ is examined. The coupling between the string world sheet Euler character and the dilaton is shown to arise from a careful treatment of the membrane partition function measure. This demonstrates that the M-theory origin of the dilaton coupling to the string world sheet is quantum in nature.

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