A Matrix Big Bang Export

@article{citeulike:4459085, abstract = {The light-like linear dilaton background represents a particularly simple time-dependent 1/2 BPS solution of critical type IIA superstring theory in ten dimensions. Its lift to M-theory, as well as its Einstein frame metric, are singular in the sense that the geometry is geodesically incomplete and the Riemann tensor diverges along a light-like subspace of codimension one. We study this background as a model for a big bang type singularity in string theory/M-theory. We construct the dual Matrix theory description in terms of a (1+1)-d supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory on a time-dependent world-sheet given by the Milne orbifold of (1+1)-d Minkowski space. Our model provides a framework in which the physics of the singularity appears to be under control.}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, author = {Craps, Ben and Sethi, Savdeep and Verlinde, Erik}, citeulike-article-id = {4459085}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0506180}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/0506180}, day = {28}, eprint = {hep-th/0506180}, keywords = {big\_bang, cosmology, matrix\_models}, month = {Jun}, posted-at = {2009-06-20 21:20:09}, priority = {2}, title = {A Matrix Big Bang}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0506180}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4459085 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4459085 N2 - The light-like linear dilaton background represents a particularly simple time-dependent 1/2 BPS solution of critical type IIA superstring theory in ten dimensions. Its lift to M-theory, as well as its Einstein frame metric, are singular in the sense that the geometry is geodesically incomplete and the Riemann tensor diverges along a light-like subspace of codimension one. We study this background as a model for a big bang type singularity in string theory/M-theory. We construct the dual Matrix theory description in terms of a (1+1)-d supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory on a time-dependent world-sheet given by the Milne orbifold of (1+1)-d Minkowski space. Our model provides a framework in which the physics of the singularity appears to be under control. TI - A Matrix Big Bang KW - big_bang KW - cosmology KW - matrix_models AU - Craps, Ben AU - Sethi, Savdeep AU - Verlinde, Erik PY - 2005/Jun/28/ UR - http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0506180 ER -