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The equivalence of Born-Infeld and membrane scalar fields is demonstrated. The Chernikov-Barbashov method for quantization of infinite strings is generalized to construct a quantum algebra for infinite membranes. which is called a Chernikov-Barbashov algebra. The n-dimensional case is discussed. A general Chernikov-Barbashov algebra is constructed for n-dimensional membranes.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika. No. 1, pp. 53–60. January, 1996.
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Alekseev, S.N., Shavokhina, N.S. Quantization of nonlinear scalar fields of the born-infeld or membrane type. Russ Phys J 39, 48–55 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02069240
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02069240