3 papers
physics.pop-ph2004
"Information, please... ?"
Paul Ginsparg
Stephen Hawking's recent concession that black holes do not irretrievably eradicate information after all has garnered much attention. It is refreshing to see the public focused, i…
hep-th1993
Lectures on 2D gravity and 2D string theory (TASI 1992)
P. Ginsparg, Gregory Moore
Emphasis is on 2d target space (c=1 coupled to gravity). Contents: 0. Introduction, Overview, and Purpose 1. Loops and States in Conformal Field Theory 2. 2D Euclidean Quantum Grav…
hep-th1991
Matrix models of 2d gravity
P. Ginsparg
These are introductory lectures for a general audience that give an overview of the subject of matrix models and their application to random surfaces, 2d gravity, and string theory…