Duality Cascade and Oblique Phases in Non-Commutative Open String Theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-11-07 v2
Abstract
We investigate the complete phase diagram of the decoupled world-sheet theory of (P,Q) strings. These theories include 1+1 dimensional super Yang-Mills theory and non-commutative open string theory. We find that the system exhibits a rich fractal phase structure, including a cascade of alternating supergravity, gauge theory, and matrix string theory phases. The cascade proceeds via a series of SL(2,Z) S-duality transformations, and depends sensitively on P and Q. In particular, we find that the system may undergo multiple Hagedorn-type transitions as the temperature is varied.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0107215,
title = {Duality Cascade and Oblique Phases in Non-Commutative Open String Theory},
author = {Chang S. Chan and Akikazu Hashimoto and Herman Verlinde},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0107215},
year = {2009}
}
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21 pages, 4 figures, references added