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ZZ branes from a worldsheet perspective

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-06-11 v1

Abstract

We show how non-compact space-time (ZZ branes) emerges as a limit of compact space-time (FZZT branes) for specific ratios between the square of the boundary cosmological constant and the bulk cosmological constant in the (2,2m - 1) minimal model coupled to two-dimensional euclidean quantum gravity. Furthermore, we show that the principal (r,s) ZZ brane can be viewed as the basic (1,1) ZZ boundary state tensored with a (r,s) Cardy boundary state for a general (p,q) minimal model coupled to two-dimensional quantum gravity. In this sense there exists only one ZZ boundary state, the basic (1,1) boundary state.

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@article{arxiv.0709.3106,
  title  = {ZZ branes from a worldsheet perspective},
  author = {Jan Ambjorn and Jens Anders Gesser},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0709.3106},
  year   = {2009}
}

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13 pages

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