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1 Parametrization of
2 Action
3 BRST transformations

Action

1 Parametrization of

The global symmetry algebra is . It has the grading .

Matter fields are collected into the group element ; the right-invariant currents are defined as follows:

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which is invariant under , with a global parameter .

2 Action

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Various worldsheet fields take values in ; the lower index will denote the grade of the field. For example, is the momentum of . The index means that it takes values in , and the index means that it has the conformal dimension ; similarly the field has the conformal dimension and takes values in . The fields are defined as follows:

3 BRST transformations

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