The Virasoro minimal string

We introduce a critical string theory in two dimensions and demonstrate that this theory, viewed as two-dimensional quantum gravity on the worldsheet, is equivalent to a double-scaled matrix integral. The worldsheet theory consists of Liouville CFT with central charge c$≥$ 25 coupled to timelike Lio...

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Main Author: Scott Collier, Lorenz Eberhardt, Beatrix Muehlmann, Victor A. Rodriguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciPost 2024-02-01
Series:SciPost Physics
Online Access:https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.16.2.057