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Multibrane solutions in cubic superstring field theory

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Using the elements of the so-called KBcγ subalgebra, we study a class of analytic solutions depending on a single function F (K) in the modified cubic superstring field theory. We compute the energy associated to these solutions and show that the result can be expressed in terms of a contour integral. For a particular choice of the function F (K), we show that the energy is given by integer multiples of a single D-brane tension.

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Arroyo, E.A. Multibrane solutions in cubic superstring field theory. J. High Energ. Phys. 2012, 157 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2012)157

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