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A Simple Worldsheet Black Hole

High Energy Physics - Theory 2018-08-01 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Lattice High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We study worldsheet theory of confining strings in two-dimensional massive adjoint QCD. Similarly to confining strings in higher dimensions this theory exhibits a non-trivial SS-matrix surviving even in the strict planar limit. In the process of two-particle scattering a zigzag is formed on the worldsheet. It leads to an interesting non-locality and exhibits some properties of a quantum black hole. Ordinarily, identical quantum particles do not carry identity. On the worldsheet they acquire off-shell identity due to strings attached. Identity implies complementarity. We discuss similarities and differences of the worldsheet scattering with the TTˉT\bar{T} deformation. We also propose a promising candidate for a supersymmetric model with integrable confining strings.

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@article{arxiv.1803.00577,
  title  = {A Simple Worldsheet Black Hole},
  author = {Sergei Dubovsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1803.00577},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

30 pages, 8 figures; v2: refs updated, typos corrected, several comments added

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