Open superstring and noncommutative geometry

초록

We perform canonical quantization of the open Neveu-Schwarz-Ramond (NSR) superstrings in the background of a D-brane with the NS B-field. If we choose the mixed boundary condition as a primary constraint, it generates a set of secondary constraints. These constraints are easily solved and as a result, the noncommutative geometry in the bosonic string theory is extended to the superspace. Solving the constraint conditions we also find that the Hamiltonian for the superstring is equivalent to a free superstring Hamiltonian on the target space with the effective open string metric G. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.