Abstract
We discuss the Hopf algebra structure in string theory and present the twist quantization as a unified formulation of the world sheet quantization of the string and the symmetry of the target spacetime. Applying it to the case with a nonzero B-field background, we explain a method to decompose the twist into two successive twists. There are two different possibilities of decomposition: The first is a natural decomposition from the viewpoint of the twist quantization, leading to a new type of twisted Poincaré symmetry. The second decomposition reveals the relation of our formulation to the twisted Poincaré symmetry on the Moyal type noncommutative space.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2479-2490 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | General Relativity and Gravitation |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Sept 1 |
Keywords
- Deformation
- Hopf algebra
- Noncommutative geometry
- Quantization
- String
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)