arXiv:hep-th/9304011 v1 Apr 5 1993
arXiv:hep-th/9304011 v1 Apr 5 1993
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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