SL (2, ) tensionless string backgrounds in IIB string theory

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/20/14/310MaRDI QIDQ4457671zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Andreas Bredthauer, Ulf Lindström, Jonas Persson

Publication date 25 March 2004

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0303225

zbMATH Keywords

Minkowski spaceenergy-momentum tensorsupergravity theoryinfinite boost

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30)

Abstract: We examine a tensionless limit of a SL(2,Z) set of background solutions to IIB supergravity theory, obtained by performing an infinite boost. This yields a solution that corresponds to taking the original string tension to zero. The limit reproduces ordinary Minkowski space except for a delta-like singularity along the string. We study the field content and the energy momentum tensor.

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