Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We study the exponential rolling tachyon solution in Wilsonian effective field theory as a model for rolling tachyons in open string field theory. Although this solution exhibits runaway oscillations towards the future similar to its counterparts in string field theory, its pressure is shown to be consistent with the underlying bare theory, but only up to a finite time. The rest of the evolution of the pressure is instead governed by a solution that is oscillatory towards the past and regular at late times. We conjecture that the late time physics of rolling tachyons in open string field theory may be captured by the solutions that are different from the standard rolling tachyon solutions based on this analysis.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Bernardes, Vinícius, Fırat, Atakan Hilmi
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7223259368