On a worldsheet dual of the Gaussian matrix model

2008/03/18 by Shlomo S. Razamat · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2008/07/026

published as JHEP 0807:026,2008 · 32 pages, 7 figures

arxiv created 2008/03/18 · openalex publication_date 2008/07/04 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

We discuss a modification of Gopakumar's prescription for constructing string theory duals of free gauge theories. We use this prescription to construct an unconventional worldsheet dual of the Gaussian matrix model.

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