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Reformulating String Theory with the $1/N$ Expansion

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We argue that string theory should have a formulation for which stability and causality are evident. Rather than regard strings as fundamental objects, we suggest they should be regarded as composite systems of more fundamental point-like objects. A tentative scheme for such a reinterpretation is described along the lines of 't Hooft's 1/N1/N expansion and the light-cone parametrization of the string.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9405069,
  title  = {Reformulating String Theory with the $1/N$ Expansion},
  author = {Charles B. Thorn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9405069},
  year   = {2007}
}

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11 pages, phyzzx required, preprint UFIFT-HEP-91-23 with a postscript, 1994

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