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hep-th2002★ 32 cited
On Decay of K-theory
Emil J. Martinec, Gregory Moore
Closed string tachyon condensation resolves the singularities of nonsupersymmetric orbifolds, however the resolved space typically has fewer D-brane charges than that of the orbifo…
hep-th2002★ 19 cited
Defects, Decay, and Dissipated States
Emil J. Martinec
The worldsheet renormalization group approach to tachyon condensation in string theory is reviewed. The open string case is summarized with examples, and closed string tachyon cond…