Longitudinal Galilean and Carrollian limits of non-relativistic stringsShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP), ISSN 1126-6708, E-ISSN 1029-8479, Vol. 2023, no 12, article id 141
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Abstract [en]
It is well known that one can take an infinite speed of light limit that gives rise to non-relativistic strings with a relativistic worldsheet sigma model but with a non-relativistic target space geometry. In this work we systematically explore two further limits in which the worldsheet becomes non-Lorentzian. The first gives rise to a Galilean string with a Galilean structure on the worldsheet, extending previous work on Spin Matrix-related string theory limits. The second is a completely novel limit leading to a worldsheet theory with a Carrollian structure. We find the Nambu-Goto and Polyakov formulations of both limits and explore gauge fixing choices. Furthermore, we study in detail the case of the Galilean string for a class of target space geometries that are related to Spin Matrix target space geometries, for which the Nambu-Goto action (in static gauge) is quadratic in the fields.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer Nature , 2023. Vol. 2023, no 12, article id 141
Keywords [en]
Bosonic Strings, Sigma Models, Space-Time Symmetries
National Category
Subatomic Physics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-342145DOI: 10.1007/JHEP12(2023)141ISI: 001132211200002Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85180698925OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-342145DiVA, id: diva2:1827604
Note
QC 20241104
2024-01-152024-01-152024-11-04Bibliographically approved