Thermal Tachyons and the "g"-Theorem

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2002-12-18

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0212220v3

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High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

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We give a pedagogical introduction to Affleck and Ludwig's g-theorem, distinguishing its applications in field theory vs string theory. We clarify the recent proposal that the vacuum degeneracy $g$ of a noncompact worldsheet sigma model with a continuous spectrum of scaling dimensions is lowered under renormalization group flow while preserving the central charge. As an illustration we argue that the IR stable endpoint of the relevant flow of the worldsheet RG induced by a thermal tachyon in the type II string is the noncompact supersymmetric vacuum with lower $g$. Note Added (Sep 2005).

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