On the relevance of tachyons
J. A. Harvey, D. Kutasov, E. J. Martinec
TL;DR
This paper investigates open string tachyon condensation through worldsheet renormalization group flow, providing a simplified understanding of the resulting nontrivial condensate's physics.
Contribution
It introduces a renormalization group approach to analyze open string tachyon condensation, offering a clearer conceptual framework.
Findings
Renormalization group flow models tachyon condensation
Simplified picture of nontrivial condensate physics
Insights into open string dynamics
Abstract
We study condensation of open string tachyons using renormalization group flow in the worldsheet field theory. This approach leads to a simple picture of the physics of the nontrivial condensate.
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Taxonomy
TopicsBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics · Cosmology and Gravitation Theories · Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories