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Title: Model of two-dimensional quantum gravity in the strong coupling regime

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters; (United States)
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  1. Universitaet-GH-Siegen, D-57068 Siegen (Germany) Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Casilla 307, Santiago (Chile)

A model of two-dimensional quantum gravity that is the analog of the tensionless string is proposed. The gravitational constant ([ital k]) is the analog of the Regge slope ([alpha][prime]), and it shows that when [ital k][r arrow][infinity], 2D quantum gravity can be understood as a tensionless string theory embedded in a two-dimensional target space. The temporal coordinate of the target space plays the role of time, and the wave function can be interpreted as in standard quantum mechanics.

OSTI ID:
6589320
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters; (United States), Vol. 74:11; ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English