An Effective Superstring Spectral Action

Abstract

A supersymmetric theory in two-dimensions has enough data to define a noncommutative space thus making it possible to use all the tools of noncommutative geometry. In particular, we apply this to the N=1 supersymmetric non-linear sigma model and derive an expression for the generalized loop space Dirac operator, in presence of a general background, using canonical quantization. The spectral action principle is used to show that the superstring partition function is also a spectral action valid for the fluctuations of the string modes.