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Hartle-Hawking Vacuum for C=1 Tachyon Condensation

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/826928· OSTI ID:826928
Quantum vacua are constructed for a time-symmetric cosmology describing closed string tachyon condensation in two-dimensional string theory. Due to the Euclidean periodicity of the solution, and despite its time dependence, we are able to construct thermal states at discrete values of the temperature. The asymptotic thermal Green functions and stress energy tensor are computed and found to have an intriguing resemblance to those in the Hartle-Hawking vacuum of a black hole.
Research Organization:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
826928
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-10443
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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