Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2002-12-20
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
21 pages, 4 figures, Latex, Talks given at the Cargese 2002 summer school
Scientific paper
These talks present an overview of a tentative theory of large distance physics. For each large distance L (in dimensionless units), the theory gives two complementary descriptions of spacetime physics: quantum field theory at distances larger than L, string scattering amplitudes at distances smaller than L. The mechanism of the theory is a certain 2d nonlinear model, the lambda-model, whose target manifold is the manifold of general nonlinear models of the worldsurface, the background spacetimes for string scattering. So far, the theory has only been formulated and its basic working described, in general terms. The theory's only claims to interest at present are matters of general principle. It is a self-contained nonperturbative theory of large distance physics, operating entirely at large distance. The lambda-model constructs an actual QFT at large distance, a functional integral over spacetime fields. It constructs an effective background spacetime for string scattering at relatively small distances. It is background independent, dynamically. Nothing is adjustable in its formulation. It is a mechanical theory, not an S-matrix theory. String scattering takes place at small distances within a mechanical large distance environment. The lambda-model constructs QFT in a way that offers possibilities of novel physical phenomena at large distances. The task now is to perform concrete calculations in the lambda-model, to find out if it produces a physically useful QFT.
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