Why Matrix Theory is Hard
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-09-17 v3
Abstract
Recently Sen and Seiberg gave a prescription for constructing the matrix theory in any superstring background. We use their prescription to test the finite N matrix theory conjecture on an ALE space. Based on our earlier work with Shenker, we find a sharper discrepancy between matrix theory computation and supergravity prediction. We discuss subtleties in the light-front quantization which may lead to a resolution to the discrepancy.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9710178,
title = {Why Matrix Theory is Hard},
author = {Michael R. Douglas and Hirosi Ooguri},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9710178},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
10 pages, harvmac; references added, minor corrections