Aspects of Nonrelativistic Strings
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Aspects of Nonrelativistic Strings. / Oling, Gerben; Yan, Ziqi.
I: Frontiers in Physics, Bind 10, 832271, 09.06.2022.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Review › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Aspects of Nonrelativistic Strings
AU - Oling, Gerben
AU - Yan, Ziqi
PY - 2022/6/9
Y1 - 2022/6/9
N2 - We review recent developments on nonrelativistic string theory. In flat spacetime, the theory is defined by a two-dimensional relativistic quantum field theory with nonrelativistic global symmetries acting on the worldsheet fields. This theory arises as a self-contained corner of relativistic string theory. It has a string spectrum with a Galilean dispersion relation, and a spacetime S-matrix with nonrelativistic symmetry. This string theory also gives a unitary and ultraviolet complete framework that connects different corners of string theory, including matrix string theory and noncommutative open strings. In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in the non-Lorentzian geometries and quantum field theories that arise from nonrelativistic string theory in background fields. In this review, we start with an introduction to the foundations of nonrelativistic string theory in flat spacetime. We then give an overview of recent progress, including the appropriate target-space geometry that nonrelativistic strings couple to. This is known as (torsional) string Newton-Cartan geometry, which is neither Lorentzian nor Riemannian. We also give a review of nonrelativistic open strings and effective field theories living on D-branes. Finally, we discuss applications of nonrelativistic strings to decoupling limits in the context of the AdS/CFT correspondence.
AB - We review recent developments on nonrelativistic string theory. In flat spacetime, the theory is defined by a two-dimensional relativistic quantum field theory with nonrelativistic global symmetries acting on the worldsheet fields. This theory arises as a self-contained corner of relativistic string theory. It has a string spectrum with a Galilean dispersion relation, and a spacetime S-matrix with nonrelativistic symmetry. This string theory also gives a unitary and ultraviolet complete framework that connects different corners of string theory, including matrix string theory and noncommutative open strings. In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in the non-Lorentzian geometries and quantum field theories that arise from nonrelativistic string theory in background fields. In this review, we start with an introduction to the foundations of nonrelativistic string theory in flat spacetime. We then give an overview of recent progress, including the appropriate target-space geometry that nonrelativistic strings couple to. This is known as (torsional) string Newton-Cartan geometry, which is neither Lorentzian nor Riemannian. We also give a review of nonrelativistic open strings and effective field theories living on D-branes. Finally, we discuss applications of nonrelativistic strings to decoupling limits in the context of the AdS/CFT correspondence.
KW - string theory
KW - sigma models
KW - D-branes
KW - AdS
KW - CFT correspondence
KW - string Newton-Cartan geometry
KW - FIELD-THEORIES
KW - MATRIX MODEL
KW - BRANES
U2 - 10.3389/fphy.2022.832271
DO - 10.3389/fphy.2022.832271
M3 - Review
VL - 10
JO - Frontiers in Physics
JF - Frontiers in Physics
SN - 2296-424X
M1 - 832271
ER -
ID: 315462641