On the Quantum Geometry of String Theory
High Energy Physics - Lattice
2015-06-25 v1
Abstract
The IKKT or IIB matrix model has been proposed as a non-perturbative definition of type IIB superstring theories. It has the attractive feature that space--time appears dynamically. It is possible that lower dimensional universes dominate the theory, therefore providing a dynamical solution to the reduction of space--time dimensionality. We summarize recent works that show the central role of the phase of the fermion determinant in the possible realization of such a scenario.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-lat/0110094,
title = {On the Quantum Geometry of String Theory},
author = {J. Ambjorn and K. N. Anagnostopoulos and W. Bietenholz and F. Hofheinz and J. Nishimura},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/0110094},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
3 pages, 2 figures, Lattice2001(surfaces)