The decay of quantum D-branes
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چکیده
We study the quantum decay of D0-branes in two-dimensional 0B string theory. The quantum nature of the branes provides a natural cut-off for the closed string emission rate. We find exact quantum mechanical wavefunctions for the decaying branes and show how one can include the effects of the Fermi sea for any string coupling (Fermi energy). J.A. and R.J. were supported by MaPhySto – A Network in Mathematical Physics and Stochastics, funded by The Danish National Research Foundation Permanent address: The Niels Bohr Institute, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark. email: [email protected]. Permanent address: Institute of Physics, Jagellonian University, Reymonta 4, PL 30-059 Krakow, Poland. email: [email protected]
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