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Analytical construction of a nonperturbative vacuum for the open bosonic string

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-09-25 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

Using analytical methods, a nonpertubative vacuum is constructed recursively in the field theory for the open bosonic string. Evidence suggests it corresponds to the Lorentz-invariant endpoint of tachyon condensation on a D25-brane. The corresponding string field is a twisted squeezed state.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0008252,
  title  = {Analytical construction of a nonperturbative vacuum for the open bosonic string},
  author = {Alan Kostelecky and Robertus Potting},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0008252},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

15 pages, minor corrections and clarifications, accepted in Physical Review D