Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2002-05-16
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
27 pages, 2 figures. Based on a talk given in Les Houches. v2: one erroneous formula corrected. v3: typos corrected
Scientific paper
This is a set of lectures on the gauge/string duality and non-critical strings, with a particular emphasis on the discretized, or matrix model, approach. After a general discussion of various points of view, I describe the recent generalization to four dimensional non-critical (or five dimensional critical) string theories of the matrix model approach. This yields a fully non-perturbative and explicit definition of string theories with eight (or more) supercharges that are related to four dimensional CFTs and their relevant deformations. The space-time as well as world-sheet dimensions of the supersymmetry preserving world-sheet couplings are obtained. Exact formulas for the central charge of the space-time supersymmetry algebra as a function of these couplings are calculated. They include infinite series of string perturbative contributions as well as all the non-perturbative effects. An important insight on the gauge theory side is that instantons yield a non-trivial 1/N expansion at strong coupling, and generate open string contributions, in addition to the familiar closed strings from Feynman diagrams. We indicate various open problems and future directions of research.
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