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Two dimensional black-hole as a topological coset model of c=1 string theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-22 v1

Abstract

We show that a special superconformal coset (with c^=3\hat c =3) is equivalent to c=1c=1 matter coupled to two dimensional gravity. This identification allows a direct computation of the correlation functions of the c=1c=1 non-critical string to all genus, and at nonzero cosmological constant, directly from the continuum approach. The results agree with those of the matrix model. Moreover we connect our coset with a twisted version of a Euclidean two dimensional black hole, in which the ghost and matter systems are mixed.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9301083,
  title  = {Two dimensional black-hole as a topological coset model of c=1 string theory},
  author = {S. Mukhi and C. Vafa and E. Frenkel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9301083},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

51 pages. Appendix by E. Frenkel