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Zero-Branes, Quantum Mechanics and the Cosmological Constant

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-07 v2

Abstract

We analyse some dynamical issues in a modified type IIA supergravity, recently proposed as an extension of M-theory that admits de Sitter space. In particular we find that this theory has multiple zero-brane solutions. This suggests a microscopic quantum mechanical matrix description which yields a massive deformation of the usual M(atrix) formulation of M-theory and type IIA string theory.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0107031,
  title  = {Zero-Branes, Quantum Mechanics and the Cosmological Constant},
  author = {Andrew Chamblin and Neil D. Lambert},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0107031},
  year   = {2009}
}

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15 pages LaTeX, added references

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