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Immersions and folds in string theories of gauge fields
A two-dimensional string model with dynamical cancellation of folds is
considered. The action of the model contains the self-intersection number which
is defined for surfaces immersed into 4D targets. The two additional variables
are not dynamical and live on a compact manifold. In this sense the model is a
compactification of a 4D theory. The cancellation forces the string angle
to be equal . Candidates for string states are constructed. Some
mathematical background is given.Comment: 22 pages, 3 Postscript figures, accepted for publication in
Int.J.Mod.Phys.
Matrix description of D-branes on 3-spheres
We discuss a matrix model for D0-branes on S^3 \times M^7 based on quantum
group symmetries. For finite radius of S^3 (i.e. for finite k), it gives
results beyond the reach of the ordinary matrix model. For large k all known
static properties of branes on S^3 are reproduced.Comment: 14 pages, LaTe
AdS_5 x S^5 Black Hole Metric at O(alpha'^3)
We compute corrections to the black hole
metric. We find that the radius of the depends on the radial
coordinate. This completes the computation of Gubser, Klebanov and Tseytlin
(hep-th/9805156). The fact that the metric no longer factorizes should modify
the value of the Wilson line at finite temperature and the glueball mass
spectrum.Comment: 7 pages, TeX (harvmac
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