Ramifications of Lineland

Authors : Daniel GRUMILLER, Rene MEYER

Pages : 349-378

Doi:10.3906/zoo-1203-26

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :A non-technical overview on gravity in two dimensions is provided. Applications discussed in this work comprise 2D type 0A/0B string theory, Black Hole evaporation/thermodynamics, toy models for quantum gravity, for numerical General Relativity in the context of critical collapse and for solid state analogues of Black Holes. Mathematical relations to integrable models, non-linear gauge theories, Poisson-sigma models, KdV surfaces and non-commutative geometry are presented.
Keywords : Black Holes in String Theory, 2D Gravity, Integrable Models