A pedestrian approach to the high energy limits of branes and other gravitational systems

Abstract

In this article we study limits of models that contain a dimensionful parameter such as the mass of the relativistic point-particle. The limits are analogous to the massless limit of the particle and may be thought of as high energy limits. We present the ideas and work through several examples in a (hopefully) pedagogical manner. Along the way we derive several new results.

19 pages, 1 figure

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