On the Nonperturbative Consistency of $d=2$ String Theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-09 v2
Abstract
An infinite number of distinct matrix models reproduce the perturbation theory of string theory. Due to constraints of causality, however, we argue that none of the existing constructions gives a consistent nonperturbative definition of the string.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9409168,
title = {On the Nonperturbative Consistency of $d=2$ String Theory},
author = {Joseph Polchinski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9409168},
year = {2009}
}
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10 pages, 2 figures, LaTeX (author's name added)