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Polchinski Weyl Anomaly from perturbing the flat background. Eq (3.4.22)
In deriving the Weyl anomaly for the bosonic string using a perturbation around a flat background, Polchinksi uses Eq. (3.4.22), i.e.
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\ln \frac{ Z[\delta+h] }{Z[\delta]} \approx\, \frac{1}{8\pi^2}\...
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Gauge anomaly in Polyakov string and Faddeev-Popov method
I am currently trying to gain a better understanding of the gauge fixing procedure used in chapter 5 of David Tong's notes.
Since the central charge of the Polyakov action for, say, the bosonic ...
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How does the Weyl anomaly imply $\langle T^{\mu}_{\mu} \rangle \neq 0$?
I want to consider the case of euclidean field theory in 2 dimensions with the action
$$S[\phi]=\int \! d^2\!x \sqrt{\det(g)}g^{\mu\nu}\partial_\mu\phi\partial_\nu\phi$$
which leads to a partition ...
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Faddeev-Popov-Determinant of Polyakov Path Integral
I'm currently trying to understand the paper "Quantum Geometry of bosonic Strings" by Polyakov. I think I roughly understand the X integration, but when it comes to the integration over the metric ...
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