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Type IIB tensionless superstrings in a pp-wave background

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-10 v2

Abstract

We solve the tensionless string in a constant plane wave background and obtain a hugely degenerate spectrum. This is the case for a large class of plane wave backgrounds. We show that the solution can also be derived as a consistent limit of the quantized tensile theory of IIB strings in a pp-wave. This is in contrast to the situation for several other backgrounds.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0401159,
  title  = {Type IIB tensionless superstrings in a pp-wave background},
  author = {Andreas Bredthauer and Ulf Lindstrom and Jonas Persson and Linus Wulff},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0401159},
  year   = {2009}
}

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1+17 pages, LaTeX, minor corrections, added new references