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We consider the construction of the algebraic part of D-branes tree-level effective action from Berkovits open superstring field theory. Applying this construction to the quartic potential of massless fields carrying a specific worldsheet charge, we show that the full contribution to the potential localizes at the boundary of moduli space, reducing to elementary two-point functions. As examples of this general mechanism, we show how the Yang-Mills quartic potential and the instanton effective action of a Dp/D(p − 4) system are reproduced.
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Maccaferri, C., Merlano, A. Localization of effective actions in open superstring field theory. J. High Energ. Phys. 2018, 112 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2018)112
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