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Strebel differentials and string field theory

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A closed string worldsheet of genus $g$ with $n$ punctures can be presented as a contact interaction in which $n$ semi-infinite cylinders are glued together in a specific way via the Strebel differential on it, if $n\geq1,\ 2g-2+n>0$. We construct a string field theory of closed strings such that all the Feynman diagrams are represented by such contact interactions. In order to do so, we define off-shell amplitudes in the underlying string theory using the combinatorial Fenchel-Nielsen coordinates to describe the moduli space and derive a recursion relation satisfied by them. Utilizing the Fokker-Planck formalism, we construct a string field theory from which the recursion relation can be deduced through the Schwinger-Dyson equation. The Fokker-Planck Hamiltonian consists of kinetic terms and three string interaction terms.

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Universal quadratic field equations via homotopy algebras

hep-th · 2026-08-11 · conditional · novelty 6.0

The bar-cobar construction turns the equations of motion of any homotopy-algebra gauge theory into universal quadratic Maurer-Cartan equations, with solutions equivalent to the original theory.

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  • Universal quadratic field equations via homotopy algebras hep-th · 2026-08-11 · conditional · none · ref 22 · internal anchor

    The bar-cobar construction turns the equations of motion of any homotopy-algebra gauge theory into universal quadratic Maurer-Cartan equations, with solutions equivalent to the original theory.