Flux-vacua in two dimensional string theory
Author(s) -
Juan Maldacena,
Nathan Seiberg
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of high energy physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 261
eISSN - 1126-6708
pISSN - 1029-8479
DOI - 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/09/077
Subject(s) - physics , partition function (quantum field theory) , mathematical physics , tachyon , string theory , holomorphic function , radius , euclidean geometry , string (physics) , quantum mechanics , mathematics , geometry , mathematical analysis , computer security , computer science
We analyze the two dimensional type 0 theory with background RR-fluxes. Boththe 0A and the 0B theory have two distinct fluxes $q$ and $\tilde q$. We studythese two theories at finite temperature (compactified on a Euclidean circle ofradius $R$) as a function of the fluxes, the tachyon condensate $\mu$ and theradius $R$. Surprisingly, the dependence on $q$, $\tilde q$ and $\mu$ is rathersimple. The partition function is the absolute value square of a holomorphicfunction of $y=|q|+|\tilde q| + i \sqrt{2\alpha'} \mu$ (up to a simple butinteresting correction). As expected, the 0A and the 0B answers are related byT-duality. Our answers are derived using the exact matrix models description ofthese systems and are interpreted in the low energy spacetime Lagrangian.Comment: 41 pages, 4 figures, harvmac.te
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