Noncommutative String Worldsheets from Matrix Models

We study dynamical effects of introducing noncommutativity on string worldsheets by using a matrix model obtained from the zero-volume limit of four-dimensional SU(N) Yang-Mills theory. Although the dimensionless noncommutativity parameter is of order 1/N , its effect is found to be non-negligible even in the large N limit due to the existence of higher Fourier modes. We find that the Poisson bracket grows much faster than the Moyal bracket as we increase N , which means in particular that the two quantities do not coincide in the large N limit. The well-known instability of bosonic worldsheets due to long spikes is shown to be cured by the noncommutativity. The extrinsic geometry of the worldsheet is described by a crumpled surface with a large Hausdorff dimension.