p-adic Strings and their Applications

TL;DR

This paper reviews p-adic string theory and explores their applications, especially in tachyon condensation, discussing open problems like superstring emergence from bosonic strings.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive review of p-adic strings and introduces new perspectives on their role in string theory and tachyon condensation.

Findings

p-adic strings offer a novel framework for string theory.

Insights into tachyon condensation mechanisms.

Open problems in superstring emergence are discussed.

Abstract

The theory of p-adic strings is reviewed along with some of their applications, foremost among them to the tachyon condensation problem in string theory. Some open problems are discussed, in particular that of the superstring in 10 dimensions as the end-stage of the 26-dimensional closed bosonic string's tachyon condensation.