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Self-trapping of the dilaton

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-28 v1

Abstract

The dilaton in three dimensions does not roll. Witten's conjecture that duality between theories in three and four dimensions solves the cosmological constant problem thus may also solve the dilaton problem in string theory.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9509118,
  title  = {Self-trapping of the dilaton},
  author = {Rainer Dick},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9509118},
  year   = {2009}
}

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