Published April 15, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

N-point functions in rolling tachyon background

  • 1. Department of Physics, P.O. Box 64, FIN-00014, University of Helsinki (Finland)
  • 2. Helsinki Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 64, FIN-00014, University of Helsinki (Finland)
  • 3. Center for High Energy Physics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M (Denmark)

Description

We study n-point boundary correlation functions in timelike boundary Liouville theory, relevant for open string multiproduction by a decaying unstable D brane. We give an exact result for the one-point function of the tachyon vertex operator and show that it is consistent with a previously proposed relation to a conserved charge in string theory. We also discuss when the one-point amplitude vanishes. Using a straightforward perturbative expansion, we find an explicit expression for a tachyon n-point amplitude for all n, however the result is still a toy model. The calculation uses a new asymptotic approximation for Toeplitz determinants, derived by relating the system to a Dyson gas at finite temperature.

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
79
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 086013-086013.15
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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