A Note on Nonperturbative Instability in String Theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
We investigate the possibility that stringy nonperturbative instabilities are described by worldsheet methods. We focus on the case of open bosonic string theory, where the D-instanton plays a role of the bounce, i.e. it describes barrier penetration. In the process, we compute the exponential factor in a decay probability.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0112088,
title = {A Note on Nonperturbative Instability in String Theory},
author = {Oleg Andreev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0112088},
year = {2009}
}
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5 pages, 1 figure