Covariant phase space approach to noncommutativity in tensile and tensionless open strings

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Main Authors: Das, Pratik K., Duary, Sarthak, Maji, Sourav
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author Das, Pratik K.
Duary, Sarthak
Maji, Sourav
author_facet Das, Pratik K.
Duary, Sarthak
Maji, Sourav
contents We study noncommutativity in open strings using the covariant phase space formalism. For tensile open strings in a constant Kalb-Ramond background, we show that the (pre)-symplectic current splits into a bulk kinetic term plus an exact boundary term, recovering the Seiberg-Witten noncommutativity parameter. We then extend the analysis to intrinsically tensionless strings. In the absence of background fields, the reduced phase space is degenerate and carries no intrinsic Poisson structure. In the presence of a constant Kalb-Ramond field, the symplectic current localises entirely on the boundary, so that the physical phase space becomes purely boundary-supported and the endpoint coordinates acquire a noncommutative Poisson algebra. Including a boundary gauge-field coupling similarly leads to a boundary symplectic form governed by the effective Born-Infeld combination on the D-brane. Our results provide a unified description of noncommutativity in both tensile and tensionless open strings.
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spellingShingle Covariant phase space approach to noncommutativity in tensile and tensionless open strings
Das, Pratik K.
Duary, Sarthak
Maji, Sourav
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
We study noncommutativity in open strings using the covariant phase space formalism. For tensile open strings in a constant Kalb-Ramond background, we show that the (pre)-symplectic current splits into a bulk kinetic term plus an exact boundary term, recovering the Seiberg-Witten noncommutativity parameter. We then extend the analysis to intrinsically tensionless strings. In the absence of background fields, the reduced phase space is degenerate and carries no intrinsic Poisson structure. In the presence of a constant Kalb-Ramond field, the symplectic current localises entirely on the boundary, so that the physical phase space becomes purely boundary-supported and the endpoint coordinates acquire a noncommutative Poisson algebra. Including a boundary gauge-field coupling similarly leads to a boundary symplectic form governed by the effective Born-Infeld combination on the D-brane. Our results provide a unified description of noncommutativity in both tensile and tensionless open strings.
title Covariant phase space approach to noncommutativity in tensile and tensionless open strings
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.13163