On time-dependent backgrounds in supergravity and string theory

Time-dependent solutions of supergravity and string theory are studied. The examples are obtained from de Sitter deformation of gauge/gravity dualities, analytical continuation of static solutions, and ``exactly solvable'' worldsheet models. Among other things, it is shown that turning on...

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Hauptverfasser: Buchel, Alex (VerfasserIn) , Langfelder, Peter (VerfasserIn) , Walcher, Johannes (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal) Kapitel/Artikel
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2002
In: Arxiv

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Verfasserangaben:Alex Buchel, Peter Langfelder, and Johannes Walcher
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Zusammenfassung:Time-dependent solutions of supergravity and string theory are studied. The examples are obtained from de Sitter deformation of gauge/gravity dualities, analytical continuation of static solutions, and ``exactly solvable'' worldsheet models. Among other things, it is shown that turning on a Hubble parameter in the background of a confining gauge theory in four dimensions can restore chiral symmetry. Some of the solutions obtained from analytical continuation have the interpretation of a universe with a bounce separating a big bang from a big crunch singularity. In the worldsheet context, it is argued why string propagation close to a Milne-type cosmological singularity might be physically non-singular.
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