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19–23 Dec 2024
Swatantrata Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Asia/Kolkata timezone

Tensionless Strings: Closed and Open

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Swatantrata Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Swatantrata Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Department of Physics, I.Sc., Banaras Hindu University, 221005 Varanasi, India
Oral Formal theory

Speaker

Dr Priyadarshini Pandit (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)

Description

We study null open strings and establish, for the first time, that the worldsheet residual gauge symmetry algebra is the Boundary Carrollian Conformal Algebra (BCCA). We present the construction of open null strings and demonstrate that, under Dirichlet boundary conditions, Boundary Carrollian Conformal Algebra emerges as the algebra of constraints. Additionally, we show that the BCCA can be obtained by contracting a single copy of the Virasoro algebra, confirming that null open strings arise as the tensionless limit of tensile open strings. This discovery initiates a broader study of Carrollian Conformal Field Theory (CCFT) with boundaries, opening a range of new research possibilities, given the growing importance of Carrollian symmetries.

Field of contribution Theory

Author

Dr Priyadarshini Pandit (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)

Co-authors

Prof. Arjun Bagchi (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur) Daniel Grumiller (Institute for Theoretical Physics, TU Wien) Pronoy Chakraborty (Indian Institute of Technology Ropar) Prof. Shankhadeep Chakrabortty (Indian Institute of Technology Ropar) Prof. Stefan Fredenhagen (University of Vienna)

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