Matrix Model for Membranes and D-brane Dynamics

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The discussion revolves around a paper on the dynamics of membranes and D-particle interactions in curved space-time, particularly focusing on matrix regularization and the effects of form fields. Participants explore the implications of the paper's findings and compare them to existing literature, including a master's thesis and related lectures.

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  • One participant highlights a paper that discusses matrix regularization for membranes in curved space-time and the dynamics of D-particles, noting its focus on the effects of Riemann curvature and form fields.
  • Another participant identifies the paper as a master's thesis from 2002 and suggests that many topics are covered in Wati Taylor's lectures, although they later clarify that not all aspects are addressed in those lectures.
  • A participant elaborates on specific topics from the thesis, including how quantum mechanics addresses spike instability, the demonstration of matrix regularization with arbitrary form fields, and the entanglement of D-particles in curved space-time, presenting a set of equations related to static excitations and fuzzy solutions.
  • The same participant notes that the Casimir invariant defines the shape of fuzzy solutions, referring to the algebra as 'hyperbolic fuzzy solutions.'

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Participants express differing views on the extent to which the master's thesis overlaps with Wati Taylor's lectures, indicating some agreement on certain topics while acknowledging that not all aspects are covered. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the completeness of the coverage in Taylor's lectures compared to the thesis.

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Participants mention specific mathematical formulations and concepts, indicating a dependence on definitions and unresolved mathematical steps related to the dynamics of D-particles and matrix regularization.

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I was looking through the HEP-th section of arXiv and I noticed this interesting paper, unfortunately the majority of the paper is in Persian.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th): http://arxiv.org/abs/1011.2135
Matrix Model for membrane and dynamics of D-Particles in a curved space-time geometry and presence of form fields
Author: Qasem Exirifard
Abstract: We study dynamics of a membrane and its matrix regularisation. We present the matrix regularisation for a membrane propagating in a curved space-time geometry in the presence of an arbitrary 3-form field. In the matrix regularisation, we then study the dynamics of D-particles. We show how the Riemann curvature of the target space-time geometry, or any other form fields can polarise the D-Particles, cause entanglement among them and create fuzzy solutions. We review the fuzzy sphere and we present fuzzy hyperbolic and ellipsoid solutions.
 
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That's apparently a master's thesis that was submitted in 2002. I'm sure most of the topics are already covered in Wati Taylor's lectures: http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0002016
 
Yea, I realized that right after I posted it, thanks though.
 
fzero said:
That's apparently a master's thesis that was submitted in 2002. I'm sure most of the topics are already covered in Wati Taylor's lectures: http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0002016

This is almost right, but not completely.Only some parts are covered in the Taylor's lecture. It cites this ref. whenever it uses it. The parts that are not covered include:

1- How Quantum Mechanics removes the spike instability due to uncertainty principle. Though this is simple, it sounds nice ( this is at the end of the first chapter.)

2- In the second chapter it demonstrates matrix regularisation in the presence of an arbitrary form field, and curved space-time geometry. In so doing it gives an insight why it is better to use the symmetric prescription. (Only within the symmetric prescription, within finite $N$ approximation, there exists no \frac{1}{N} correction in the matrix regularisation to membrane dynamics.)

3- In the last chapter, it shows how each field can entangle D-particles. It presents an ellipsoid solution when the curvature of the space-time is turned on. It also presents a family of the static excitations (with positive energy) of D-particles in curved space-time geometry, a non-compact solution which reads
[x,y]=i\theta
[z,y]=i \sqrt{2M} x
[z,x]= i \sqrt{2M} y
wherein $\theta$ is a free parameter labelling the excitation, and $M$ receives contribution from the Riemann curvature and one-form potential. The Casimir invariant of this algebra reads
J=z - \frac{2 M}{2\theta}(y^2-x^2)
Since the Casimir operator defines the `shape' of fuzzy solutions, the above algebra is called the `hyperbolic fuzzy solutions`.

btw, this has been my MS thesis in 2002.
 
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