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arxiv: hep-th/9209081 · v1 · pith:MILGSCZDnew · submitted 1992-09-22 · ✦ hep-th

Non-Perturbative Effects in 2-D String Theory or Beyond the Liouville Wall

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keywords theoryfieldcollectivediscretedensityeffectiveeuclideanextended
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We discuss continuous and discrete sectors in the collective field theory of $d=1$ matrix models. A canonical Lorentz invariant field theory extension of collective field theory is presented and its classical solutions in Euclidean and Minkowski space are found. We show that the discrete, low density, sector of collective field theory includes single eigenvalue Euclidean instantons which tunnel between different vacua of the extended theory. We further show that these ``stringy" instantons induce non-perturbative effective operators of strength $e^{-{1\over g}}$ in the extended theory. The relationship of the world sheet description of string theory and Liouville theory to the effective space-time theory is explained. We also comment on the role of the discrete, low density, sector of collective field theory in that framework.

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