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Exact String Theory Instantons by Dimensional Reduction
C. Bachas, E. Kiritsis
We identify exact gauge-instanton-like solutions to (super)-string theory using the method of dimensional reduction. We find in particular the Polyakov instanton of 3d QED, and a c…
hep-th1993★ 4 cited
Schwinger Effect in String Theory
C. Bachas
I discuss the quantum instability of an electric field in a theory of open strings.