Ramifications of Lineland
High Energy Physics - Theory
2008-11-26 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
A non-technical overview on gravity in two dimensions is provided. Applications discussed in this work comprise 2D type 0A/0B string theory, Black Hole evaporation/thermodynamics, toy models for quantum gravity, for numerical General Relativity in the context of critical collapse and for solid state analogues of Black Holes. Mathematical relations to integrable models, non-linear gauge theories, Poisson-sigma models, KdV surfaces and non-commutative geometry are presented.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0604049,
title = {Ramifications of Lineland},
author = {Daniel Grumiller and Rene Meyer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0604049},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
45 pages, 3 eps figures, proceedings contribution to 5th Workshop on Quantization, Dualities & Integrable Systems in Denizli, Turkey; v2: added refs. and a comment on phase transitions: v3: minor cosmetic change