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8 votes
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In a general physical sense, is the position of a particle really a vector?

7 votes
2 answers
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Derivatives of Lagrangian for relativistic massive point particle

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2 answers
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Physical Motivation for Four-Velocity definition

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4 answers
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Is the Four-gradient of a Scalar Field a Four-Vector?

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2 answers
592 views

Why the Real Scalar Field lagrangian has this form?

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1 answer
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Area element with worldsheet metric in Polyakov action

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1 answer
602 views

Density of states in microcanonical ensemble for discrete and continuum energy spectrum

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0 answers
180 views

Trying to derive Polchinski's equation $(2.2.11)$

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1 answer
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Logical consistence in Neumann BC in the Nambu-Goto action

4 votes
1 answer
289 views

Help with strange notation involving fractions of tensors

3 votes
1 answer
137 views

How is the dimensionful renornalization scale $\mu$ related to break of scale invariance in String Theory?

3 votes
1 answer
85 views

Energy-momentum tensor normal ordering in Polchinski

3 votes
1 answer
335 views

Physical intuition for the Geodesic Equation derivation via a Variational Principle: Why maximum proper time instead of minimum?

3 votes
4 answers
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Problem with Klein-Gordon equation derivation

3 votes
1 answer
208 views

Attemp to encode newtonian gravitation as 3-dimensional space curvature

2 votes
0 answers
203 views

Deriving einbein action from Polyakov $p$-brane action

2 votes
3 answers
313 views

Confusion about vector and scalar field transformation laws

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0 answers
925 views

On the derivation of Rindler metric

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1 answer
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On the finiteness of worldsheet area

2 votes
1 answer
293 views

Derivation of 1st law of thermodynamics using microcanonical ensemble

2 votes
1 answer
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Conformal transformations problem in flat worldsheet

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0 answers
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Residual symmetry of Polyakov action in general backgrounds

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Trying to understand the conformal gauge "derivation" in Polyakov action symmetries [duplicate]

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84 views

Physical and mathematical relation between $(\tau, \sigma)$ parameters and coordinates $X^\mu$ in String Theory

2 votes
1 answer
68 views

What does really mean to glue the endpoints of a closed string?

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79 views

Why $C^{\infty}(\Sigma, \mathbb{R}^D)$ instead of $\text{Emb}(\Sigma, \mathbb{R}^D)$ in string theory $\sigma$-model?

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Cancelling one-loop divergences in non-linear sigma model expansion term

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Confusion about choosing an Euclidean world sheet metric in String Theory path integral

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53 views

RG equations for renormalized metric in string theory

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Are the one-loop beta functions in bosonic string theory written in terms of bare or renormalized background fields?