The S-Matrix of 2D Type 0B String Theory Part 1: Perturbation Theory Revisited

Abstract

We study the perturbative S-matrix of closed strings in the two-dimensional type 0B string theory from the worldsheet perspective, by directly integrating correlation functions of $\mathcal{N}=1$ Liouville theory. The latter is computed numerically using recurrence relations for super-Virasoro conformal blocks. We show that the tree level 3- and 4-point amplitudes are in agreement with the proposed dual matrix quantum mechanics. The non-perturbative aspects of the duality will be analyzed in a companion paper.

30 pages, 4 figures, 1 .nb Mathematica notebook attachment; typo in semiclassical action of N=1 Liouville corrected

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