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AdS$_3$ String Stars at Pure NSNS Flux

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-11-10 v1

Abstract

We study Horowitz-Polchinski string stars in pure AdS3_3 near the Hagedorn temperature using the technique of worldsheet conformal perturbation theory. Since the worldsheet CFT for pure AdS3_3 is known exactly, our methodology provides a systematic way to construct Horowitz-Polchinski backgrounds to all orders in α\alpha'. We explicitly construct the leading string star equations in a double expansion in temperature and WZW level kk which we then solve numerically.

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@article{arxiv.2311.04956,
  title  = {AdS$_3$ String Stars at Pure NSNS Flux},
  author = {Nicholas Agia and Daniel L. Jafferis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.04956},
  year   = {2023}
}

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32+1 pages, 6 figures, 2 integral identities, 5 stars and 1 bulb of garlic