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The 2+2-Signature and the 1+1-Matrix-Brane

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v3

Abstract

We discuss different aspects of the 2+2-signature from the point of view of the quatl theory. In particular, we compare two alternative approaches to such a spacetime signature, namely the 1+1-matrix-brane and the 2+2-target spacetime of a string. This analysis also reveals hidden discrete symmetries of the 2+2-brane action associated with the 2+2-dimensional sector of a 2+10-dimensional target background.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0606219,
  title  = {The 2+2-Signature and the 1+1-Matrix-Brane},
  author = {J. A. Nieto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0606219},
  year   = {2008}
}

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12 pages, Latex, to appear in Mod. Phys. Lett. A