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A Fluid Generalization of Membranes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2011-05-19 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Fluid Dynamics

Abstract

In a certain sense a perfect fluid is a generalization of a point particle. This leads to the question as to what is the corresponding generalization for extended objects. The lagrangian formulation of a perfect fluid is much generalized and this has as a particular example a fluid which is a classical generalization of a membrane, however there is as yet no indication of any relationship between their quantum theories.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0406164,
  title  = {A Fluid Generalization of Membranes},
  author = {Mark D. Roberts},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0406164},
  year   = {2011}
}

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To appear in CEJP, updated to coincide with published version

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