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Extending the formulation for open superstring field theory given in arXiv:1508.00366, we attempt to construct a complete action for heterotic string field theory. The action is non-polynomial in the Ramond string field Ψ, and we construct it order by order in Ψ. Using a dual formulation in which the role of η and Q is exchanged, the action is explicitly obtained at the quadratic and quartic order in Ψ with the gauge transformations.
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Goto, K., Kunitomo, H. Construction of action for heterotic string field theory including the Ramond sector. J. High Energ. Phys. 2016, 157 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP12(2016)157
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