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arXiv:hep-th/9304011 v1 Apr 5 1993

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particle − # hole number, i.e., nonzero soliton sectors, <strong>th</strong>en nonperturbative unitarity will<br />

be restored. A target space string interpretation of <strong>th</strong>e solitons would be quite interesting.<br />

2) By making small perturbations of <strong>th</strong>e matrix model potential fig. 21, we can produce<br />

infinitely many nonperturbatively unitary completions of <strong>th</strong>e string S-matrix [132]. In<br />

o<strong>th</strong>er words, <strong>th</strong>e requirement of nonperturbative unitarity is a very weak constraint on<br />

nonperturbative formulations of string <strong>th</strong>eory. Strangely, <strong>th</strong>e situation is opposite to <strong>th</strong>at of<br />

unitary c < 1 models coupled to gravity, where no satisfactory nonperturbative definitions<br />

exist. In ei<strong>th</strong>er case, we see <strong>th</strong>at matrix models have been somewhat disappointing as a<br />

source of nonperturbative physics.<br />

13.8. Generating functional for S-matrix elements<br />

The key formula (13.41) leads to a concise generating functional for all S-matrix<br />

elements [141]. A very intriguing aspect of <strong>th</strong>is formula is <strong>th</strong>at it involves <strong>th</strong>e asymptotic<br />

conformal field <strong>th</strong>eory in spacetime in a natural way.<br />

We have mentioned above <strong>th</strong>at <strong>th</strong>e collective field <strong>th</strong>eory, or equivalently <strong>th</strong>e spacetime<br />

tachyon <strong>th</strong>eory T (φ, t), is asymptotically a conformal field <strong>th</strong>eory. In fact <strong>th</strong>ere are two<br />

asymptotic conformal field <strong>th</strong>eories corresponding to <strong>th</strong>e two different null infinities I ±<br />

in <strong>th</strong>e past and <strong>th</strong>e future. According to (13.41), <strong>th</strong>e entire content of broken conformal<br />

invariance in <strong>th</strong>e interior is summarized by <strong>th</strong>e potential scattering of fermions:<br />

a(E) out = R(E)a(E) in = S −1 a(E) in S<br />

(∫ ∞<br />

S ≡ exp dE log ( R(E) )( a † (E) a(E) ) )<br />

in<br />

−∞<br />

.<br />

(13.42)<br />

As we have noted, unitarity of <strong>th</strong>e S-matrix is equivalent to <strong>th</strong>e identity R(E)R(E) ∗ = 1<br />

on <strong>th</strong>e reflection factors.<br />

We may use (13.42) to summarize <strong>th</strong>e entire S-matrix as follows. Define vertex operators<br />

wi<strong>th</strong> normalization<br />

Ṽ ± ω<br />

= Γ(−iω)<br />

Γ(iω) µ1+iω/2 V ± ω (13.43)<br />

relative to <strong>th</strong>e normalization of (5.22), and define <strong>th</strong>e generating functional<br />

µ 2 F [ t(ω), ¯t(ω) ] ≡<br />

〈〈<br />

e<br />

∫ ∞<br />

0<br />

dω t(ω)Ṽ + ω<br />

e<br />

∫ ∞<br />

0<br />

dω ¯t(ω)Ṽ − ω<br />

〉〉<br />

c<br />

, (13.44)<br />

where 〈〈. . .〉〉 indicates a sum over genus and integral over moduli space, ∑ h≥0 κ−χ ∫ M h,n<br />

(as in (11.61)), and <strong>th</strong>e subscript c indicates <strong>th</strong>e connected part. The genus expansion of<br />

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