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Summing over all Topologies in CDT String Field Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2010-03-30 v2

Abstract

By explicitly allowing for topology to change as a function of time, two-dimensional quantum gravity defined through causal dynamical triangulations gives rise to a new continuum string field theory. Within a matrix-model formulation we show that -- rather remarkably -- the associated sum over all genera can be performed in closed form, leading to a nonperturbative definition of CDT string field theory. We also obtain explicit formulas for the n-loop correlation functions. Our construction exhibits interesting parallels with previous, purely Euclidean treatments.

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@article{arxiv.0905.2108,
  title  = {Summing over all Topologies in CDT String Field Theory},
  author = {J. Ambjorn and R. Loll and W. Westra and S. Zohren},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.2108},
  year   = {2010}
}

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15 pages

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