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Three Introductory Lectures in Helsinki on Matrix Models of Superstrings

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-09-25 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

These are short notes of three introductory lectures on recently proposed matrix models of Superstrings and M theory given at 5th Nordic Meeting on Supersymmetric Field and String Theories in Helsinki (March 10-12, 1997). Contents: M(atrix) theory of BFSS, From IIA to IIB with IKKT, The NBI matrix model.

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-th/9704075,
  title  = {Three Introductory Lectures in Helsinki on Matrix Models of Superstrings},
  author = {Yuri Makeenko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9704075},
  year   = {2009}
}

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27pp., Latex, v2: 2 PostScript figures included

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