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Published on: May 8, 2014
Brane world generated dynamically from string type IIB matrices
Abstract:
We have recently proposed a dynamical mechanism that may realize a flat four-dimensional space-time as a brane in type IIB superstring theory. A crucial role is played by the phase of the chiral fermion integral associated with the IKKT (Ishibashi-Kawai-Kitazawa-Tsuchiya) matrix theory, which is conjectured to be a nonperturbative definition of type IIB superstring theory. We demonstrate our mechanism by studying a simplified model, in which we find that a lower-dimensional brane indeed appears dynamically. We also comment on some implications of our mechanism on model building of the brane world.
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