String theory at the tip of the cigar
High Energy Physics - Theory
2015-06-16 v3
Abstract
In arXiv:1208.3930 we argued that string theory at the tip of the cigar geometry, obtained by a Wick rotation of the Schwarzschild background, exhibits unexpected features that include degrees of freedom that are confined to the tip. Using the exact worldsheet description of near extremal NS5-branes we further study string theory at the tip of the cigar and find more evidence to its surprising properties.
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@article{arxiv.1305.4799,
title = {String theory at the tip of the cigar},
author = {Amit Giveon and Nissan Itzhaki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.4799},
year = {2015}
}
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25 pages, 2 figures, v2: Added reference, v3: Added reference