1986Classical and Quantum GravityOpen access

The classical bosonic string in the zero tension limit

A. Karlhede, Ulf Lindström

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The zero tension limit of the classical bosonic string is discussed. The world sheet is a null surface and each point of the string moves independently along a null geodesic.

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The zero tension limit of the classical bosonic string is discussed. The world sheet is a null surface and each point of the string moves independently along a null geodesic.

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The zero tension limit of the classical bosonic string is discussed. The world sheet is a null surface and each point of the string moves independently along a null geodesic.

Key concepts: Physics, Limit (mathematics), Zero (linguistics), String (physics), Tension (geology), Mathematical physics, String field theory, Classical mechanics

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