Equivalence of the Light-Cone Formulation and the Gauge-Invariant Formulation of String Dynamics
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چکیده
We show how to fix the newly discovered gauge-invariant string field theory to the light-cone gauge. We prove that this procedure leads to the well-known lightcone formulation of string field theory, with no additional propagating degrees of freedom. Submitted to Nuclear Physics B * Work supported by the Department of Energy, contract D E A C 0 3 7 6 SF 00 5 15. + WorksupportedinpartbytheDepartmentofEnergy,contract DE-AS05-81ER40008.
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