Matrix String Theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2010-11-19 v3
Abstract
Via compactification on a circle, the matrix model of M-theory proposed by Banks et al suggests a concrete identification between the large N limit of two-dimensional N=8 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory and type IIA string theory. In this paper we collect evidence that supports this identification. We explicitly identify the perturbative string states and their interactions, and describe the appearance of D-particle and D-membrane states.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9703030,
title = {Matrix String Theory},
author = {R. Dijkgraaf and E. Verlinde and H. Verlinde},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9703030},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
21 pages, latex, 5 figures. Additional references, comment about relation with standard light-cone interaction, further discussion of D-particles