Open string with a background B-field as the first order mechanics, noncommutativity and soldering formalism

TL;DR

This paper constructs a mechanical action for open strings with a background B-field to analyze noncommutativity, applying Dirac quantization and soldering formalism, revealing intrinsic noncommutativity and its relation to Yang-Mills theories.

Contribution

It introduces a first order mechanical action for open strings with B-field, enabling direct quantization and connecting string noncommutativity with gauge theory frameworks.

Findings

Mechanical action reproduces classical string dynamics.

Noncommutativity is intrinsic and persists without strong B-field limit.

Connection established between open string and Polyakov actions.

Abstract

To study noncommutativity properties of the open string with constant B-field we construct a mechanical action which reproduces classical dynamics of the string sector under consideration. It allows one to apply the Dirac quantization procedure for constrained systems in a direct and unambiguous way. The mechanical action turns out to be the first order system without taking the strong field limit $B\longrightarrow\infty$. In particular, it is true for zero mode of the string coordinate which means that the noncommutativity is intrinsic property of this mechanical system. We describe the arbitrariness in the relation existent between the mechanical and the string variables and show that noncommutativity of the string variables on the boundary can be removed. It is in correspondence with the result of Seiberg and Witten on relation among noncommutative and ordinary Yang-Mills theories. The recently developed soldering formalism helps us to establish a connection between the original open string action and the Polyakov action.