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Towards a quantum theory of de Sitter space
T. Banks, B. Fiol, A. Morisse
We describe progress towards constructing a quantum theory of de Sitter space in four dimensions. In particular we indicate how both particle states and Schwarzschild de Sitter bla…
On the critical points of the entropic principle
Bartomeu Fiol
In a recent paper, hep-th/0509109, Gukov et al. introduced an entropy functional on the moduli space of Calabi-Yau compactifications. The maxima of this functional are then interpr…
On the integrability of Wilson loops in AdS_5 x S^5: Some periodic ansatze
Nadav Drukker, Bartomeu Fiol
Wilson loops are calculated within the AdS/CFT correspondence by finding a classical solution to the string equations of motion in AdS_5 x S^5 and evaluating its action. An importa…
All-genus calculation of Wilson loops using D-branes
Nadav Drukker, Bartomeu Fiol
The standard prescription for calculating a Wilson loop in the AdS/CFT correspondence is by a string world-sheet ending along the loop at the boundary of AdS. For a multiply wrappe…
Causal Structure of d=5 Vacua and Axisymmetric Spacetimes
Bartomeu Fiol, Christiaan Hofman, Ernesto Lozano-Tellechea
We study the structure of closed timelike curves (CTCs) for the near horizon limit of the five dimensional BMPV black hole, in its overrotating regime. We argue that Bousso's holog…
Little String Theory and Heterotic/Type II Duality
Ofer Aharony, Bartomeu Fiol, David Kutasov +1
Little String Theory (LST) is a still somewhat mysterious theory that describes the dynamics near a certain class of time-like singularities in string theory. In this paper we disc…