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Strings on plane waves: an introduction
Author(s) -
Berenstein D.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
fortschritte der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.469
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1521-3978
pISSN - 0015-8208
DOI - 10.1002/prop.200310081
Subject(s) - plane wave , quantization (signal processing) , string theory , plane (geometry) , physics , string (physics) , theoretical physics , limit (mathematics) , holography , quantum electrodynamics , classical mechanics , optics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , geometry , algorithm
This article is a brief introduction to different aspects of string theory on maximally supersymmetric plane waves in ten dimensions. The article touches on the following aspects: quantization of free strings on the plane wave background, the plane wave as a Penrose limit and it's relation to AdS / CFT ; and finally the causal structure of the plane wave and holography.