Abstract
I consider string propagation in a certain complexified version of space-time, in an attempt to gain some intuition about a possible unbroken phase of string theory. Topological models (related to Floer and Gromov theory) correspond from this point of view to the consideration of only strings with a selfdual pattern of momenta and windings. I also observe an amusing generalization of the high-energy saddle point studied by Gross and Mende; this generalization involves complex space-time and separate Riemann surface moduli for left-moving and right-moving modes.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 670-673 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1988 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy