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Vector and Spinor Representation in Ramond-Neveu-Schwarz Superstring Theory
I am learning Ramnond-Neveu-Schwarz Superstring theory (RNS theory). I often find the following notation, especially in the closed string spectrum etc.:
$$\mathbf{8}_s,\mathbf{8}_v $$
And it is ...
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Has hep-th/0312070 forgotten to fix $s_{0} = 1/2$ for the fermionic states in the second table on page 52?
Link to the original paper: The Gauge/String Correspondence Towards Realistic Gauge Theories (arXiv paper)
On page 52 we see that, for a theory of Dp-branes placed at an orbifold (orbifold = ...
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Twistor notation in space-time (Part 1)
This is sort of a continuation of this and this previous discussions.
In the first of my links one sees the surjective isometry between real or complex $(1,3)$ signature Minkowski space and the real ...
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Some more questions on conformal spinors of $SO(n,2)$
This is somewhat of a continuation of my previous question.
I had stated there that a conformal spinor ($V$) of $SO(n,2)$ can be created by taking a direct sum of two $SO(n-1,1)$ spinors $Q$ and $S$ ...
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Lorentz spinors of $SO(n,1)$ and conformal spinors of $SO(n,2)$
It would be great if someone can give me a reference (short enough!) which explains the (spinor) representation theory of the groups $SO(n,1)$ and $SO(n,2)$.
I have searched through a few standard ...