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For types $A^{(1)}_n$ and $D^{(1)}_n$ we prove that the rigged configuration bijection intertwines the classical Kashiwara operators on tensor products of the arbitrary Kirillov-Reshetikhin crystals and the set of the rigged configurations.
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We explore the consequences of imposing Polyakov's zig/zag-invariance in the search for a confining string. We first find that the requirement of zig/zag-invariance seems to be incompatible with spacetime supersymmetry. We then try to find…
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