Theorem (bosonic-critical canonical): the bosonic string's central charge is c = D_{target} for the matter sector and c_{ghost} = -26 for the bc-ghost system; total c = D - 26 must vanish for Weyl-anomaly cancellation, fixing D = 26.…
Theorem (bosonic-critical canonical): the bosonic string's central charge is c = D_{target} for the matter sector and c_{ghost} = -26 for the bc-ghost system; total c = D - 26 must vanish for Weyl-anomaly cancellation, fixing D = 26.…