Multiloop superstring amplitudes from non-minimal pure spinor formalism

Nathan Berkovits, Nikita Nekrasov
2006 Journal of High Energy Physics  
Using the non-minimal version of the pure spinor formalism, manifestly super-Poincare covariant superstring scattering amplitudes can be computed as in topological string theory without the need of picture-changing operators. The only subtlety comes from regularizing the functional integral over the pure spinor ghosts. In this paper, it is shown how to regularize this functional integral in a BRST-invariant manner, allowing the computation of arbitrary multiloop amplitudes. The regularization
more » ... thod simplifies for scattering amplitudes which contribute to ten-dimensional F-terms, i.e. terms in the ten-dimensional superspace action which do not involve integration over the maximum number of θ's.
doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2006/12/029 fatcat:j4kln6pc4zgupk4g7pwgajyhvi