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Closed strings in Misner space: A toy model for a big bounce?

Year: 2005

Type: preprint

Abstract: Misner space, also known as the Lorentzian orbifold $R^{1,1}/boost$, is one of the simplest examples of a cosmological singularity in string theory. In this lecture, we review the semi-classical propagation of closed strings in this background, with a particular emphasis on the twisted sectors of the orbifold. Tree-level scattering amplitudes and the one-loop vacuum amplitude are also discussed.

Authors: Bruno Durin, Boris Pioline

Institutions: Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Hautes Energies, École Normale Supérieure - PSL, Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3104692162

Cites: 57

Cited by: 25

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