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Strings in AdS3 and the SL(2,R) WZW model. I: The spectrum

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: In this paper we study the spectrum of bosonic string theory on AdS3. We study classical solutions of the SL(2,R) WZW model, including solutions for long strings with nonzero winding number. We show that the model has a symmetry relating string configurations with different winding numbers. We then study the Hilbert space of the WZW model, including all states related by the above symmetry. This leads to a precise description of long strings. We prove a no-ghost theorem for all the representations that are involved and discuss the scattering of the long string.

Source: Journal of Mathematical Physics

DOI: 10.1063/1.1377273

Authors: Juan Maldacena, Hirosi Ooguri

Institutions: Harvard University, University of Southern California, California Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze