Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
1994-12-06
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Latex, 17 pages including 6 figures Lecture at the Gursey Memorial Conference I, Strings and Symmetries, June 94
Scientific paper
Recent progress on the complete set of solutions of two dimensional classical string theory in any curved spacetime is reviewed. When the curvature is smooth the string solutions are deformed folded string solutions as compared to flat spacetime folded strings that were known for 19 years. However, surprizing new stringy behavior becomes evident at singularities such as black holes. The global properties of these solutions require that the ``bare singularity region"of the black hole be included along with the usual black hole spacetime. The mathematical structure needed to describe the solutions include a recursion relation that is analogous to the transfer matrix of lattice theories. This encodes lattice properties on the worldsheet on the one hand and the geometry of spacetime on the other hand. A case is made for the presence of folded strings in the quantum theory of non-critical strings for $d\geq 2$.
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