Pre-String Theory
History and Philosophy of Physics
2016-05-04 v3
Abstract
In this note, I recollect a two-week period in September 1968 when I factorized the Veneziano model using string variables in Chicago. Professor Yoichiro Nambu went on to calculate the N-particle dual resonance model and then to factorize it on an exponential degeneracy of states. That was in 1968 and the following year 1969 he discovered the string action. I also include some other reminiscences of Nambu who passed away on July 5, 2105.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1508.06382,
title = {Pre-String Theory},
author = {Paul H. Frampton},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.06382},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
4 pages. A few typos corrected. Paragraph of irrelevant information about author removed. Dedication added. Footnote added