Abstract
We construct a Batalin-Vilkovisky (BV) algebra on moduli spaces of Riemann surfaces. This algebra is background independent in that it makes no reference to a state space of a conformal field theory. Conformal theories define a homomorphism of this algebra to the BV algebra of string functionals. The construction begins with a graded-commutative free associative algebraC built from the vector space whose elements are orientable subspaces of moduli spaces of punctured Riemann surfaces. The typical element here is a surface with several connected components. The operation Δ of sewing two punctures with a full twist is shown to be an odd, second order derivation that squares to zero. It follows thatC is a Batalin-Vilkovisky algebra. We introduce the odd operator δ=δ+ħΔ, where δ is the boundary operator. It is seen thatC, and that consistent closed string vertices define a cohomology class of δ. This cohomology class is used to construct a Lie algebra on a quotient space ofC. This Lie algebra gives a manifestly background independent description of a subalgebra of the closed string gauge algebra.
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