On Aug 9, 2004, at 10:52 AM, Matt Frye wrote:
I didn't ask for a solution. I just asked what the significance was.
It defines the bosonic string spectrum, which under certain conditions represent in string theory what is known as "T-duality" symmetry. Closed strings, in addition to having momenta n like point particles, also have a winding number w. This winding number allows for certain types of symmetry which aren't possible with ordinary point particles.
-T
P.S. I already have a gmail account.
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