Aspects of nonrelativistic strings

G Oling, Z Yan - Frontiers in Physics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
We review recent developments on nonrelativistic string theory. In flat spacetime, the theory
is defined by a two-dimensional relativistic quantum field theory with nonrelativistic global …

A non-lorentzian primer

EA Bergshoeff, J Figueroa-O'Farrill… - SciPost Physics Lecture …, 2023 - scipost.org
We review both the kinematics and dynamics of non-lorentzian theories and their associated
geometries. First, we introduce non-lorentzian kinematical spacetimes and their symmetry …

Nonrelativistic string theory and T-duality

E Bergshoeff, J Gomis, Z Yan - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2018 - Springer
A bstract Nonrelativistic string theory in flat spacetime is described by a two-dimensional
quantum field theory with a nonrelativistic global symmetry acting on the worldsheet fields …

String theory and string Newton–Cartan geometry

EA Bergshoeff, J Gomis, J Rosseel… - Journal of Physics A …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Nonrelativistic string theory is described by a sigma model with a relativistic worldsheet and
a nonrelativistic target spacetime geometry, that is called string Newton–Cartan geometry. In …

A non-relativistic limit of NS-NS gravity

EA Bergshoeff, J Lahnsteiner, L Romano… - Journal of High Energy …, 2021 - Springer
A bstract We discuss a particular non-relativistic limit of NS-NS gravity that can be taken at
the level of the action and equations of motion, without imposing any geometric constraints …

Torsional string Newton-Cartan geometry for non-relativistic strings

L Bidussi, T Harmark, J Hartong, NA Obers… - Journal of High Energy …, 2022 - Springer
A bstract We revisit the formulation of non-relativistic (NR) string theory and its target space
geometry. We obtain a new formulation in which the geometry contains a two-form field that …

Newtonian gravity and the Bargmann algebra

R Andringa, E Bergshoeff, S Panda… - Classical and Quantum …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We show how the Newton–Cartan formulation of Newtonian gravity can be obtained from
gauging the Bargmann algebra, ie the centrally extended Galilean algebra. In this gauging …

Nonrelativistic approximations of closed bosonic string theory

J Hartong, E Have - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023 - Springer
A bstract We further develop the string 1/c 2 expansion of closed bosonic string theory,
where c is the speed of light. The expansion will be performed up to and including the next …

Nonrelativistic string theory in background fields

J Gomis, J Oh, Z Yan - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2019 - Springer
A bstract Nonrelativistic string theory is a unitary, ultraviolet finite quantum gravity theory with
a nonrelativistic string spectrum. The vertex operators of the worldsheet theory determine the …

'Stringy'Newton–Cartan gravity

R Andringa, E Bergshoeff, J Gomis… - Classical and Quantum …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We construct a'stringy'version of Newton–Cartan gravity in which the concept of a Galilean
observer plays a central role. We present both the geodesic equations of motion for a …