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Exact S-Matrix for 2D String Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2011-04-05 v1

Abstract

We formulate simple graphical rules which allow explicit calculation of nonperturbative c=1c=1 SS-matrices. This allows us to investigate the constraint of nonperturbative unitarity, which indeed rules out some theories. Nevertheless, we show that there is an infinite parameter family of nonperturbatively unitary c=1c=1 SS-matrices. We investigate the dependence of the SS-matrix on one of these nonperturbative parameters. In particular, we study the analytic structure, background dependence, and high-energy behavior of some nonperturbative c=1c=1 SS-matrices. The scattering amplitudes display interesting resonant behavior both at high energies and in the complex energy plane.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9111035,
  title  = {Exact S-Matrix for 2D String Theory},
  author = {Gregory Moore and M. Ronen Plesser and Sanjaye Ramgoolam},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9111035},
  year   = {2011}
}

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42pp