Topological spin-statistics theorems for strings

DOI10.1142/S0217732392001105MaRDI QIDQ2727350zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors A. P. Balachandran, W. D. McGlinn, L. O'Raifeartaigh, S. Sen, Rafael D. Sorkin

Publication date 31 July 2001

Published in Modern Physics Letters A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9202052

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General quantum mechanics and problems of quantization (81S99) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30)

Abstract: Recently, a topological proof of the spin-statistics Theorem has been proposed for a system of point particles which does not require relativity or field theory, but assumes the existence of antiparticles. We extend this proof to a system of string loops in three space dimensions and show that by assuming the existence of antistring loops, one can prove a spin-statistics theorem for these string loops. According to this theorem, all unparametrized strings(such as flux tubes in superconductors and cosmic strings ) should be quantized as bosons. Also, as in the point particle case, we find that the theorem excludes nonabelian statistics.

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• Topology change and quantum physics
• On the failure of spin-statistics connection in quantum gravity
• Topological field theory and quantum holonomy representations of motion groups
• Cyclic statistics in three dimensions

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