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Deep Inelastic Scattering and Gauge/String Duality
Joseph Polchinski, Matthew J. Strassler
We study deep inelastic scattering in gauge theories which have dual string descriptions. As a function of we find a transition. For small , the dominant operators in the…
M Theory: Uncertainty and Unification
Joseph Polchinski
I review our current understanding of the Worldformula, M theory, focusing on themes from the work of Heisenberg.
The Quantum Hall Effect on R^4
Henriette Elvang, Joseph Polchinski
Zhang and Hu have formulated an SU(2) quantum Hall system on the four-sphere, with interesting three-dimensional boundary dynamics including gapless states of nonzero helicity. In…
Instability of Spacelike and Null Orbifold Singularities
Gary T. Horowitz, Joseph Polchinski
Time dependent orbifolds with spacelike or null singularities have recently been studied as simple models of cosmological singularities. We show that their apparent simplicity is a…
N=3 Warped Compactifications
Andrew R. Frey, Joseph Polchinski
Orientifolds with three-form flux provide some of the simplest string examples of warped compactification. In this paper we show that some models of this type have the unusual feat…